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
An American in Scotland by Lucy Connelly
In the last months of 2022, the best mysteries I read were often cozies. Cozy mystery authors, including Lucy Connelly, have added a depth to their books, sometimes a darkness and reality, that wasn't always present in cozies. An American in Scotland is an intriguing...
Eat, Drink and Drop Dead by T.C. LoTempio
T.C. LoTempio, author of several series, including the Nick and Nora mysteries, kicks off a new series featuring a magazine food blogger with Eat, Drink and Drop Dead. Yes, it's the typical first in a cozy mystery series with an amateur sleuth who comes under...
2023 Audie Awards Winners
I will never share the list of Audie Award winners without thinking of Sandie Herron. Sandie loved audiobooks, and she's the one who requested that I list the winners every year. In memory of Sandie, I'm sharing those award winning titles with you. The Audio...