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
Old Ireland in Colour by John Breslin & Sarah-Anne Buckley
Most people won't be quite as interested in Old Ireland in Colour as I am. In fact, I pre-ordered it, and I was even more interested in the book when I read the introduction about the work of John Breslin and Sarah-Anne Buckley. This collection of photographs...
One Half Truth by Eva Dolan
While I love police procedurals, the sixth book in Eva Dolan's award-winning Zigac and Ferreira series, One Half Truth, is a little too step-by-step even for me. However, it's an excellent story involving British social issues. Anyone who has followed the series...
Winners and Lighter Mysteries Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Random Road is going to Andrea M. in Chico, CA. Lee H. from Morehead City, NC won Borrowed Time. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away two mysteries that are a little lighter. Jesse...