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
Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden
Winter Counts is David Heska Wanbli Weiden's powerful debut novel. Set on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota, it introduces Virgil Wounded Horse who has lived through almost every Native stereotype believed by white people. He lives in a dirty house on...
A Pretty Deceit by Anna Lee Huber
Anna Lee Huber's fourth Verity Kent mystery, A Pretty Deceit, takes place just weeks after Penny for Your Secrets. This historical series is definitely one that invites readers to read it in order. Those who haven't read previous books might be a little...
On with the Butter by Heidi Herman
No, On with the Butter is not a cookbook or a biography of Paula Deen. Heidi Herman's nonfiction title is a surprisingly entertaining self-help book about celebrating life no matter what your age. And, her best example, used throughout the book, is her...