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
Hodgepodge
Remember when "Hodgepodge" was a category on "Jeopardy"? I have a mixture to share today. Sandie Herron will share a "Have You Heard?" post tomorrow while I'm finishing my reading for deadline. Then, I'll be back on schedule. In the meantime, I decided to share a...
Independent Bones by Carolyn Haines
It's been quite a while since I read one of the Sarah Booth Delaney mysteries. Her behavior in the early mysteries I read was somewhat erratic for a private investigator. She's come a long way in Independent Bones, the latest by Carolyn Haines. I will always have...
Have You Heard? – Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
I'm on deadline this week. Recently, I've been sharing Sandie Herron's reviews of the audiobooks in William Kent Krueger's Cork O'Connor series. There will be more of those to share. But, today, I'm going to share her review of Ordinary Grace, a book that was not...