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
Many Deadly Returns, edited by Martin Edwards
Many Deadly Returns: 21 Stories Celebrating 21 Years of Murder Squad is one of the best story collections I've read recently. While almost all the stories were good, more than several were excellent. Some were a little creepy, but it does say "deadly" in the title....
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
When discussing Ray Bradbury's novel, Something Wicked This Way Comes, I told friends that the movie was better. There are only a few times I've said that about a book and movie, but I don't think Bradbury would have been disappointed by that viewpoint. The Afterword...
Winners and Series Debuts
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Reserved for Murder goes to Alicia K. from Stacyville, IA. Deadly Delights will head to Jane T. from West Linn, OR. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I'm doing something I seldom do. I'm giving...