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
Secret Mischief by Robin Blake
Secret Mischief is the seventh book in Robin Blake's Cragg & Fidelis historical mystery series, but it really doesn't matter if you haven't read the previous six books. The author introduces Titus Cragg, a lawyer and coroner, along with Dr. Luke Fidelis,...
The Curse of the Cherry Pie by Amy Patricia Meade
When I reviewed Amy Patricia Meade's first Tish Tarragon mystery, Cookin' the Books, I said I loved the supporting cast, but I didn't feel as if Tish was well-developed. The Curse of the Cherry Pie is the fourth in the series, and Tish has come into her own. She...
June Treasures in My Closet
Oh, my gosh! The quantity of books coming out in June. Wait until you see all the books from my closet. Or, as Kevin Tipple refers to it, "The Vault of Knowledge and Treats". So, here are the treats! My husband was one of those conspiracy theorists when it came to...