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
Bloom by Robbie Couch
I never really thought about reading a novel centered around a retired gay history teacher, a lost bride-to-be, and a dying jade houseplant. Robbie Couch's Bloom made me cry. Morris Warner feels as if he's dying, too, since the unexpected death of his husband,...
A Ghastly Catastrophe by Deanna Raybourn
A Ghastly Catastrophe is Deanna Raybourn's tenth Veronica Speedwell mystery. If you haven't started this Victorian mystery series, you definitely need to start with A Curious Beginning. Like any series, some are better than others. If you read the Author's Note at...
Lefty Award Winners
Left Coast Crime just ended yesterday. The Lefty Awards are voted on by attendees at the convention. They were presented Saturday night. Congratulations to the four winners. Best Humorous Mystery Novel: - Scot's Eggs by Catriona McPherson Best Historical Mystery...