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
What Are You Reading?
Well, yesterday was interesting on the blog as we all talked about our new normal, or what isn't normal, and what we've been doing a little different. Thanks everyone who spoke up. So, before we jump into what we're reading, does anyone else want to talk about what...
August Treasures in My Closet
I don't believe there was a summer in 2020. I'm writing about August book releases already. I believe 2020 is just a worldwide "Twilight Zone" episode. Everything since March has been a blur, and I don't really remember doing anything except worrying and working...
The Last Curtain Call by Juliet Blackwell
A Ghostly Light, the last Haunted Home Renovation Mystery, came out in 2017. However, Juliet Blackwell's fans have nothing to worry about. The author hasn't lost her touch. In fact, Mel Turner, "ghost-talking psychic home renovator" only seems to have grown more...