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
A Big Fat Greek Murder by Kate Collins
I love the cover of Kate Collins' latest Goddess of Greene Street mystery, A Big Fat Greek Murder. The raccoon actually is part of the book. However, I'm just not as crazy about the book itself. Athena Spencer works at the Spencer Garden Center, owned by her...
What Are You Reading?
Happy Thursday! I had a wacky Wednesday, so I'm hoping Thursday is a good day for all of us. Let us know how you're doing. I hope you had a good Thanksgiving, even if you had one at home, alone, as I did. And, I had a great day, just what I wanted. What are you...
Courting Can Be Killer by Amanda Flower
Fans of Amanda Flower's Amish Candy Shop mysteries will welcome the second Amish Matchmaker mystery. It's set in the same community of Harvest, Ohio in Holmes County. Many of the same characters appear in both series. Courting Can Be Killer, the second book in the...