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
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Dark Angel by John Sandford
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Dark Angel by John Sandford
I seldom run two reviews of the same book back-to-back, but I thought you’d enjoy reading Kevin Tipple’s review of John Sandford’s Dark Angel. Kevin and I had similar reactions to the book, but I know we take different directions in writing...
Dark Angel by John Sandford
Dark Angel by John Sandford
John Sandford’s second Letty Davenport novel, Dark Angel, is so convoluted that the descriptions online are confusing. I’ll admit that my review may sound a little messy as well because there are secrets that Letty doesn’t know that would reveal...
A Questionable Death and Other Historical Quaker Midwife Mysteries by Edith Maxwell
A Questionable Death and Other Historical Quaker Midwife Mysteries by Edith Maxwell
Although Edith Maxwell ended her Agatha Award-winning Quaker Midwife series, she hasn’t forgotten about Rose Carroll. The Amesbury, Massaschusetts midwife is featured in most of the short stories in A Questionable Death and Other Historical Quaker Midwife...