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
Over My Dead Body by Jeffrey Archer
All these years after his wonderful first novel, Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less, Jeffrey Archer is still one of the best storytellers in the business. The fourth book in the William Warwick series wasn't quite what I expected, And, I'm going to say right...
Hooked on a Feline by Sofie Kelly
It's kind of ironic that I was crying during the funeral of the victim in Sofie Kelly's Hooked on a Feline, considering I was originally reluctant to read these mysteries. This is the thirteenth book in the series, and I've read the last five. But, I wasn't...
Winners and Deadly Book Cozies
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. W.W. from Oakland, CA won Seven-Year Witch. Sandie H. from Sarasota, FL won Razorblade Tears. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, both cozy mysteries are book-related. There's more bloodshed in...