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
A Day of Judgment by Charles Todd
Charles Todd's latest Inspector Ian Rutledge mystery, A Day of Judgent, takes the Scotland Yard officer into communities that haven't forgotten or forgiven the events of the Great War, and the Germans who threatened the coast. Rutledge has finally been promoted to...
Book Tasting
Last Saturday was the book tasting at Canal Winchester Branch Library when two librarians talk about books, and then the book group shares what we're reading. There was so much conversation that the staff forgot to share what books they'll talk about on April 18th...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – The Crossroads by C.J. Box
I'm juggling a couple books right now, so I'm turning to one of Kevin Tipple's reviews. Today, I'm sharing his spolier-free review of C.J. Box's latest book, The Crossroads. Thank you, Kevin! Marybeth Pickett always knew that being the wife of a Wyoming Game Warden...