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
austenland by Shannon Hale
I needed a reread of Shannon Hale's romantic novel, Austenland. I read it years ago when I was watching the BBC version of Pride and Prejudice with Colin Firth. But, I never was as obsessed as Jane Hayes. Only Jane's best friend knows she yearns to be loved as Mr....
Dying Cry by Margaret Mizushima
I think Dying Cry may be my favorite of Margaret Mizushima's ten books in her Timber Creek K-9 mystery series. We're past the ongoing issues in Mattie Walker's childhood. We've moved on to a police procedural involving Mattie's K-9 partner, Robo. Mattie, her...
To Die For by Rosie Grant
Even with that title, Rosie Grant's book isn't a mystery. It's actually called To Die For: A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes.The stories about the forty recipes do become a little repetitious, but the ideas behind this book are fascinating. A little background....