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
Mrs. Claus and the Santaland Slayings by Liz Ireland
Just an off-the-wall thought. I have problems with romances in which there are too many misunderstandings. There are tropes in some cozy mysteries that I object to - the romantic triangle that goes on too long; the amateur sleuth who ignores her business for the sake...
Spirit of Steamboat by Craig Johnson
Every year, Sheriff Walt Longmire rereads A Christmas Carol. Every year, I reread Craig Johnson's story of a Christmas Eve, Spirit of Steamboat. I never know if I'll have time to read it on Christmas Eve, and I do have some short pieces I always read, but I can make...
The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan
A gorgeous cover. Descriptions of Edinburgh, Scotland at Christmastime that would make anyone want to be there, even a snow grinch like me. The Christmas Bookshop is another delightful novel by Jenny Colgan, with a little bit of romance, and a great amount of family...