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
Winners and What Are You Reading?
First, congratulations to the winners of this week's contest. I'm announcing them now because the next giveaway won't kick off until Friday, Sept. 11. Alicia K. of Stacyville, IA and Margie B. from El Dorado Hills, CA won the copies of The Finders. What Rose Forgot...
Frozen by Ann Cleeves
Ann Cleeves' ninth Vera Stanhope mystery, The Darkest Evening, is due out next Tuesday, Sept. 8. If you haven't yet met Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope, you can pick up the short story "Frozen", for free on Amazon for a Kindle. Very smart move on the part of...
October Treasures in My Closet
Perhaps the only people wishing 2020 wasn't over are the authors who have forthcoming books. I hate to see what this year has done to hard-working authors. Here are just some of them with books scheduled for release in October. You never know. Release dates seem...