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
Bloodline by Jess Lourey
Jess Lourey takes readers back to Lilydale, Minnesota, the setting of Unspeakable Things in Bloodline, a creepy novel that reminded me of a combination of The Stepford Wives and Rosemary's Baby. Horror fans might want to pick up this one. When reporter Joan Harken...
February Treasures in My Closet
Let's kick of 2021 by looking ahead. When we did this in 2020, I know none of us knew what was going to happen that year. Let's hope for more positive things in this new year, although 2020 did bring a number of good books. Since I'm already talking about February,...
What Are You Reading?
Here it is New Year's Eve, and there's nothing I'd rather be doing than talking books with all of you. But, first, it's important to end the year on the proper note. How are you doing? Did you make it through 2020 okay, or are you dealing with loss? Those of us who...