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
What Are You Reading?
Happy Thursday, everyone! Are you ready to talk about books after a couple weeks of interesting weather? What are you reading this week? I could go on and on about Lizzie & Dante by Mary Bly. I'll save much of it for my blog review next week, though. I tore...
Nantucket Penny by Steven Axelrod
Steven Axelrod takes us back to Nantucket in Nantucket Penny, but it's not the luxurious island you expect. It's autumn on Nantucket. With the tourists gone, the island should be peaceful, and Police Chief Henry Kennis and his police force should be able to relax....
The Last Commandment by Scott Shepherd
When reading The Last Commandment, it's obvious author Scott Shepherd wrote for TV shows such as The Equalizer and Miami Vice. Although it's labeled "An Austin Grant of Scotland Yard Novel", a story about a man's final case, even the cover appears to say there...