About Lesa's Book Critiques
| I have been a library manager/administrator for over 30 years, in Ohio, Florida, Arizona, and, now, Indiana. Library Journal Mystery Reviewer of the Year 2018. 2022 Raven Award recipient from Mystery Writers of America. Recipient of the 2018 David Thompson Memorial Special Service Award from Bouchercon Board. Winner of the 2011 Arizona Library Association Outstanding Library Service Award. I am a mystery columnist for Library Journal, Mystery Readers Journal, and ReadertoReader.com. Author of the “Mystery Fiction” chapter in Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests (7th ed.) Winner of the 2009 and 2010 Spinetingler Awards for Best Reviewer. |
Recent Posts
The Red Canoe by Wayne Johnson
Bleak, Melancholy. Depressing at times. Brutal. But, let's face it. So many Indigenous people don't have a great deal of hope or opportunities. And, we don't always treat them kindly. That's an understatement in Wayne Johnson's moving book, The Red Canoe. Buck went...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Beneath the Depths
I'm on my way to Columbus, Ohio, today, and then New York City tomorrow. I've waited three years for this trip. So, Kevin Tipple, Sandie Herron, and I will share review duties this week. I have a few of my new reviews ready to go, but I'll be including several from...
Strip for Murder by Dolores Hitchens
Strip for Murder is a reprint of Dolores Hitchens' novel published in 1958 in Mercury Mystery Magazine. It's the kind of noir novel that Stark House Press specializes in republishing. This edition contains the novel, two additional short stories, a short biography...