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
Vacation Wednesday
Good day, everyone! And, it is a good day. I'm in Ohio with my mother and sisters, who I haven't seen in a year, mostly due to Covid. But, it was time. We're all healthy, and wanted to see each other. So, I have nothing to post today. But, I'll check by tomorrow...
Murder in the Bayou Boneyard by Ellen Byron
It's been a while since I read one of Ellen Byron's Cajun Country mysteries, so I'm happy that Murder in the Bayou Boneyard had a list of characters. She's such a skillful writer, though, that once I started it was easy to identify and remember characters. She...
Hanging Falls by Margaret Mizushima
While I don't keep up with Margaret Mizushima's Timber Creek K-9 series as I should, it's easy to pick up the storyline. Hanging Falls, the sixth book, offers mysteries for the sheriff's department, but also provides additional answers in the ongoing story arc...