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
Have You Heard? Windigo Island by William Kent Krueger
Actually, I thought I'd have a review for you today because I'm sailing through a book. But, I had something more important to do last night. I had phone calls from a couple friends that I hadn't talked with in a while. I don't talk on the phone much, and, as a...
Christmas by the Book by Anne Marie Ryan
When you pull out your favorite Christmas books for rereading this year, I hope you'll consider sampling a new title as well. Anne Marie Ryan's Christmas by the Book is for those of us who love books, independent bookstores, and the spirit of Christmas. I don't...
The Man Who Didn’t Fly by Margot Bennett
I mentioned Margot Bennett's mystery, The Man Who Didn't Fly, just the other day. Part of the British Library Crime Classics series, Martin Edwards wrote the introduction. I have to admit I found the introduction more interesting than most of the story. I can...