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
The Dark Remains by William McIlvanney & Ian Rankin
When I saw that Ian Rankin had completed an unfinished manuscript by the late William McIlvanney, D.I. Ladlaw's first case, I thought, "I'm in." Bloody Scotland's McIlvanney Prize, awarded to the Scottish Crime Book of the Year, is named for William McIlvanney. His...
Striking Range by Margaret Mizushima
Although Striking Range is the seventh Timber Creek K-9 mystery, the backstory that Margaret Mizushima presents is so smoothly done that new readers will be able to pick up the storyline, and it just serves as a gentle reminder for those of us who read Hanging...
Winners and The Twisted West Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Christopher S. from Eden, NY won A Good Kill. The Last Commandment goes to Martin A. from Seal Beach, CA. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away twisted books set in the West. Back...