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
Bending the Paw by Diane Kelly
Diane Kelly successfully combines police procedural with cozy mystery in the ninth Paw Enforcement mystery, Bending the Paw. It's too bad Officer Megan Luz of the Fort Worth Police Department doesn't have her dog, Brigit's, nose. Cases would be cleaned...
On the Road Again
On the road one last time for 2020. The only trips I've made this year have been home to see my mother, and I'm very careful. So, once again, there are a couple boxes of books in the back, and Im heading home today.As always, when I'm home, blog posts will be...
Winners and What Are You Reading?
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Maureen J. from Reno, NV won The Last Seance. A Spell for Trouble goes to Kristina A. from Dunedin, FL. The books are going out in the mail today.Before we talk about our reading, how are you doing? Fires, snow,...