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
Joyce Yarrow, Guest Author
2020 and 2021 have been horrendous years for creatives - authors, musicians, actors. I can't help the last two groups, but I offered authors the opportunity to write a post for Lesa's Book Critiques. I hope you'll join me in welcoming them to the blog when they...
Wait for It by Jenn McKinlay
I remember when Jenn McKinlay said her first couple attempts at writing romances didn't go well. She switched to mysteries because she continually killed off people in her romances. She's proven she can write sparkling contemporary romances, as shown in her latest,...
Cajun Kiss of Death by Ellen Byron
Does anyone do community, family and friends any better than Ellen Byron does in her Cajun Country series? February and Valentine's Day normally mean love and special dinners in Pelican, Louisiana, but a new restaurant in town leads to murder in Byron's Cajun Kiss...