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
April Treasures in My Closet
I've already read a few of the April book releases, so I know we're all in for a treat that month. Check out the forthcoming books. And, as always, let me know what I missed, since I"m only talking about the books I have or have read. Alicia Beckman may be a new...
The Postscript Murders by Elly Griffiths
I have to just face it. Every author isn't for every reader. I've tried Elly Griffiths' Ruth Galloway mysteries. I read one of the Magic Men ones, and I was quite hopeful for that book. When I finished The Postscript Murders, I realized I was much more excited...
To the Dark by Chris Nickson
If you like realistic historical fiction, atmospheric with sometimes grim details of daily life, you might want to try the third Simon Westow mystery, Chris Nickson's To the Dark. When the snow melts in the dirty factory town of Leeds, England in February 1823, the...