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
An Impossible Impostor by Deanna Raybourn
Even with the seventh book in the Veronica Speedwell series, Deanna Raybourn is still able to surprise the reader. For that matter, An Impossible Impostor manages to shock the unflappable Veronica as well. In April 1889, Veronica and Stoker, the natural historian,...
Beach Wedding by Michael Ledwidge
What better title for Valentine's Day than Beach Wedding? Although, it's certainly not a romantic book. If you recognize Michael Ledwidge's name, it might be because he's one of James Patterson's co-authors. Ledwidge takes a page from Patterson's books for this...
The Secret Gift of Lucia Lemon by Celia Anderson
This is an unusual book for me to review. It's only available on Kindle at the moment, but it's only ninety-nine cents. However, Celia Anderson's The Secret Gift of Lucia Lemon will be released as a paperback in May. It's a beautiful story of a made family. Thank...