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
Christmas at Honeycombe Bay by Lilac Mills
After I dumped a book with a dislikable main character, I picked up a Christmas book from my treasures selection, Christmas at Honeycombe Bay by Lilac Mills. This one wasn't a mistake. It's one of those books I recommended to my family. Neither Eloise Garrett nor...
Plot Twist by Harlan Coben
I currently have three books titled Plot Twist home from the library, but two are romances featuring authors. The third is Harlan Coben's "Life, Craft, and the Messy First Draft: A Memoir on Writing". It's probably more entertaining than both of the other books, as...
Ripsnorting Whoppers! by Rick Sowash
On Cindy's recommendation, I picked up a copy of Ripsnorting Whoppers! by Rick Sowash. Although I enjoyed the stories, this was actually "A Book of Ohio Tall Tales". I was looking for Ohio urban legends, and there is a difference. With tall tales, think of Paul...