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
The Burning by Linda Castillo
I'm always eager to jump back into the world of Police Chief Kate Burkholder in Linda Castillo's series set in Ohio's Amish country. The Burning is a violent, sometimes graphic novel that pits Burkholder against the Amish as well as her colleagues in law...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Pitch Dark by Paul Doiron
If everything went right, I spent yesterday reading Louise Penny's forthcoming book, The Grey Wolf. When I get an Advanced Reader's Copy of her books, I give myself a day when I have nothing else on the agenda. I just settle in to read and absorb all of the story...
Murder Most Fowl by Bill Crider
There's so much to love about Bill Crider's Sheriff Dan Rhodes mysteries. Murder Most Fowl is the seventh in the series, and this one deals with cockfighting and emu rustling in Texas. Crider introduces one or two new subjects in each book. I had no idea emu...