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 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...
Have You Heard? The Break-Up Book Club by Wendy Wax
Sandie Herron made me feel good when she said she picked up Wendy Wax' novel, The Break-Up Book Club, because of my earlier review of the book. It makes a difference, though, when you listen to an audiobook. One thing Sandie liked about the audio was listening to...
What Are You Reading?
Before we jump into today's post, I just want to congratulate the last contest winners of the year. Virginia D. from Tempe, AZ won Observations By Gaslight, and Tom M. from Laurel, MD won The Return of the Pharaoh. I mailed the books on Wednesday. I hope you all...