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.

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Sandie’s Corner: Triggerfish Twist by Tim Dorsey

Because Sandie Herron read that I was swamped this week, she sent me two reviews that I can post. I'm always grateful when she has my back. So, I'm running one of those reviews today, and one on Friday. Thursday, of course, is "What Are You Reading?". So, thank...

Moving On

Hopefully, I finished that police procedural last night, and moved on to a historical mystery. At least, I needed to do that in order to keep to my schedule for reviews this week. I do have Thursday off, so that will help. After this week, I'll be back to reading...

A Moment of Joy

As I mentioned yesterday, I'm on deadline this week, with nothing to fill in. I'll stop in each morning, but right now I'm one third of the way through a 400 page police procedural. Not really time to read another book to review here. But, I'm fine, and I hope...

About Lesa's Book Critiques

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Sandie’s Corner: Triggerfish Twist by Tim Dorsey

Moving On

A Moment of Joy