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
What Are You Reading?
Happy October 1! Just a little closer to 2021. I don't know when a new year will be so welcome.How are you doing? I hope this week has been a little kinder to you. The weather has been a little cooler here, and I broke out the sweaters for the low 50s. What about...
November Treasures in My Closet
. Because so many publishers moved books to October, there seems to be a dearth of November releases. Admittedly, publishers have only recently started sending print ARCs, but I'm seeing a lot more January and March releases than November. Here are the few...
A Case of Cat and Mouse by Sofie Kelly
I like Sofie Kelly's Magical Cats mysteries featuring Hercules, the tuxedo cat who can walk through walls and Owen, the tabby who can make himself invisible. The connection to the feral cats at Wisteria Hill is intriguing. I like the voice of Kathleen...