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
Cover Reveal – Arya Winters and the Tiramisu of Death
Oh, I've been waiting to share this cover of a forthcoming book published by Polis/Agora. It's not every day that you find a book describes as a "macabre cozy mystery". Here's the cover of Amitra Murry's Arya Winters and the Tiramisu of Death. ARYA WINTERS AND THE...
The Drummers by Tricia Fields
It's been five years since the last Josie Gray mystery from Tricia Fields, the Hillerman Award-winning author. The Drummers was worth waiting for. It's a ripped from the headlines, riveting story. It might still be a little too timely for some readers, but the book...
The Lost Gallows by John Dickson Carr
When The British Library and Poisoned Pen Press decided to collaborate to publish British Library Crime Classics, they were so wise in asking Martin Edwards to write the introduction to all of the books. His writing is the perfect introduction to the author,...