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
Treasures in My Closet for July 2021
Fortunately for all of us who are trying to catch up with our TBR piles, there aren't quite as many July book releases as June ones. If you're a fan of cozy mysteries, you should be pleased. Of course, there are other titles as well. Check out this list. Let's...
The Mystic’s Accomplice by Mary Miley
Mary Miley, author of The Roaring Twenties mysteries, introduces a new series set in the same time period in Chicago. Prohibition, mobsters, speakeasies, seances. It's a tantalizing atmosphere for a mystery. And, Maddie Pastore is the perfect courageous amateur...
The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
Christina Lauren's The Unhoneymooners was one of my favorite books of 2019. I liked her latest, The Soulmate Equation, even more. Lauren (writing partners Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings) creates wonderful characters. There's humor, emotional growth, and sexual...