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
Best Wishes from the Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki
It's been a while since I read The Full Moon Coffee Shop, and I don't remember a lot about it, other than the cats. Best Wishes from the Full Moon Coffee Shop is by Mai Mochizuki, translated by Jordan Taylor. This second book is set during the Christmas season when...
The Witch’s Orchard by Archer Sullivan
Archer Sullivan's second PI Annie Gore mystery, Brimstone Hollow, is due out next week, and it sounds so intriguing I wanted to go back and read the first one, The Witch's Orchard. However, I may have a hard time reading them so close together. The voice, together...
What Are You Reading?
It's been a good week here, starting with weather. It's been in the 80s, and we didn't get the rain that was expected. That's okay. I had things to do. Last week was fun. On Thursday, Mom, my sister, Christie, and I headed out to go to an afternoon tea. (Thank you,...