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
Under Color of Law by Aaron Philip Clark
Racism. Fear. Violence. Lies and corruption. It's all part of the culture of the Los Angeles Police Department in Aaron Philip Clark's Under Color of Law. And, a young Black police officer is caught up in it. Trevor Finnegan has had some bad days. There was the day...
November Treasures in My Closet
If you dropped in for the Friday contest, there isn't one this week. Come back next Friday, Oct. 8. The first of the month is set aside for forthcoming books. We're chatting about November book releases. If there's something you're anticipating, let me know. These...
What Are You Reading?
How was your week? Have you been reading? Sometimes, reading is my escape. It was a rough week here. I had to put my oldest cat, Nikki, to sleep. Nikki was almost seventeen, but she was queen of the house. She was failing at the end. Just because I want to share,...