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
Pay Dirt Road by Samantha Jayne Allen
Samantha Jayne Allen's mystery debut, Pay Dirt Road, was the winner of the 2019 Hillerman Prize. To me, that indicates a quality mystery set in the Southwest that captures the local atmosphere of the setting, just as Tony Hillerman's books did. In this case, it's...
Sunday Off
Well, not really. I do intend to read a book today, and I have several of my own reviews ready to go this week. But, I'm taking today off from the blog. I haven't been to a movie since December 2019, but my friend Donna and I are heading to "Fantastic Beasts: The...
Have You Heard? Cleo Coyle’s Honey Roasted
While I'm working on next week's review books for deadline, I snatched a review or two from friends. Cleo Coyle's Honey Roasted is the nineteenth in the Coffeehouse Mystery series. Fortunately, Sandie Herron recently listened to it, and she's sharing her review of...