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?
Thursday! Thursday! You know, I'm really enjoying being back to work. But, darn. There are some really fun online things, including author events, going on at 5 PM EDT (which is 4 PM here). And, I don't get home now in time to watch them. But, oh well. What are you...
Interview with A.J. Devlin
I loved A.J. Devlin's novel Cobra Clutch. It went on to win the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel, so after I read and enjoyed the second "Hammerhead" Jed Ounstead book, Rolling Thunder, I asked A.J. Devlin if I could interview him. Thank you, A.J., for...
Rolling Thunder by A.J. Devlin
Several years ago, I reviewed a debut mystery, Cobra Clutch by A.J. Devlin. It went on to win the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel. Although I said at the time I normally wouldn't appreciate a book set in the world of pro wrestling, I loved Devlin's...