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
Murder at Veronica’s Diner by J.D. Griffo
If you're a fan of Janet Evanovich's Grandma Mazur, imagine her times four. The Ferrara family, Italian Americans in New Jersey are "direct, loud, demanding, impatient, and tactless." The four women love each other, but they yell their love as much as their anger....
Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade
Olivia Dade’s debut romantic comedy, Spoiler Alert, is based in the world of fanfiction. Although it was sometimes difficult to understand some of the fanfiction, the two main characters and the story itself were delightful. For seven years, Marcus Caster-Rupp has...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! If you have all five the subjects in the picture above, you have extra reasons to be thankful this year. I know I do. Despite 2020 and the travel I missed, I consider myself fortunate. I still have my health. I hope none of us...