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
Rizzio by Denise Mina
Denise Mina's novella, Rizzio, tells the dramatic story of the murder of David Rizzio, Mary, Queen of Scots' private secretary. On, March 9, 1566, a team of assassins, including Lord Darnley, Mary's husband, dragged Rizzio from a small supper of friends hosted by...
All These Ashes by James Queally
I'll read almost any crime novel featuring a journalist. A journalist turned PI? I'm in. James Queally's All These Ashes brings back Russell Avery in the sequel to Line of Sight. While I didn't read the first one, I'd suggest interested readers start at the...
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
If you read and loved Richard Osman's debut, The Thursday Murder Club, as I did, you'll be happy to see The Man Who Died Twice. The follow-up brings back the primary characters from the previous mystery. The story is just as witty, just as intriguing. And, we get...