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
Finish the Fight by Veronica Chambers & The Staff of the New York Times
I'm a week late for the celebration of the 19th Amendment. Last week, I watched a play, "Finish the Fight: The Heroes of the Suffrage Movement". The play, performed virtually, was commissioned by The New York Times. The outstanding production focused...
All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny
September 1 is release date for Louise Penny's All the Devils Are Here, my favorite of all sixteen of the books in the Armand Gamache series. She's had others that advanced the storyline, or brought a climatic resolution to long-brewing situations. This one,...
Dead-End Detective by Amanda Flower
I loved the two main characters in Amanda Flower's first Piper & Porter mystery, Dead-End Detective. And, I like a cozy mystery that features a detective agency. It's not quite as cozy as some books. Best of all, it took me forever to figure out who was the...