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
On the Way Home
If everything went well, and it should have, my sister, Linda, and I are on our way back from Toronto today. It's about a seven hour drive, without stops, so it's an all-day trip. I'll catch up with all of you tomorrow for "Thursdays with...
An Art Lover’s Guide to Paris and Murder by Dianne Freeman
Dianne Freeman takes her sleuthing couple, Frances Wynn, once the Countess of Harleigh, and now Mrs. George Hazelton, and her husband, George, to Paris in this atmospheric mystery set in 1900 during Paris' World Exposition. An Art Lover's Guide to Paris and Murder...
Requiem for a Mouse by Miranda James
All of the familiar, beloved characters in Miranda James' cozy series return in Requiem for a Mouse. Charlie Harris, archivist and librarian, is back with his Maine Coon Cat, Diesel, along with all the members of his household and extended family. Although Charlie...