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
Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane
Dennis Lehane's last novel, Since We Fell, came out in 2017. He smashes that silence with Small Mercies, the most powerful novel I've read since S.A. Cosby's Razorblade Tears. In fact, any book group that chooses to pair these two unforgettable novels will have enough...
A Wealth of Deception by Trish Esden
Although A Wealth of Deception is Trish Esden's second Scandal Mountain Antique Mystery, you can jump right into this series. If you're a fan of Jane K. Cleland's Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries, you're probably going to like this series featuring another antiques...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Wayward Son by Steve Goble
When Kevin Tipple sent his review of Steve Goble's latest book, Wayward Son, I recognized Goble's name immediately. I haven't read the Ed Runyon books that Kevin is reviewing, but way back in 2017, I reviewed Goble's debut novel, The Bloody Black Flag. It was a...