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
Star of the Show by Dolly Parton with Tom Roland
Subtitled "My Life on Stage", Dolly Parton considers Star of the Show to be part of a trilogy chronicling her life. The first book is Dolly Parton, Songteller: My lLife in Lyrics. The second book is Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones. The third book is Star...
Dark Humor by Matt Goldman
For some reason it seems appropriate that it's been a few years since Matt Goldman's last Nils Shapiro novel. It's been two years since Shapiro's wife,, the Minneapolis police chief, was gunned down in a parking garage. Nils has patiently given all of law...
The Tale of the Wicked by John Scalzi
John Scalzi can say more in a short story than many authors can in an entire novel. "The Tale of the Wicked" is a satisfying, surprising story with clever plotting. Even in a short story, his characters can grow and change, including a battle ship itself. Captain...