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
Thirty-One Bones by Morgan Cry
Maybe it's my dark sense of humor, but Mother's Day seems an appropriate day to post the review of a book in which a dead mother leaves behind a mess for her estranged daughter. Gordon Brown, writing as Morgan Cry, takes readers to Spain's Costa Blanca in the crime...
The Company by Sally Spencer
Sally Spencer made an interesting narration choice in The Company. Part of the book covers the police investigation of a car "accident", while one of the survivors, a man who was hospitalized with mental problems, is responsible for other aspects of the story....
Winners and an Underwater Florida Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Mark B. from Santa Clarita, CA won The Lucky One. Turn to Stone is going to Linda L. from Louisville, KY. The books are going out today. This week, I'm giving away books dealing with underwater crime in Florida....