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
The Maid by Nita Prose
While Nita Prose's debut novel, The Maid, is a mystery, it's also a character study of a young woman. That's where it shines, in the personality of Molly Gray, the narrator. She's a maid, "a nobody". And, no one ever listens or sees the maid, do they? Molly Gray feels...
Murder on “B” Deck by Vincent Starrett
Murder on "B" Deck was Vincent Starrett's first mystery novel. While his best known book was The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, according to Starrett expert Ray Betzner, Murder on "B" Deck was his first mystery, and the one that introduced his "dilettante" sleuth,...
February Treasures in My Closet
Here it is, the first of January, and I"m already rushing the year along by talking about February book releases. It's an occupational hazard. Librarians are always looking ahead for future releases. So, let's talk about the new books coming soon. In the sequel to...