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
Distractions
First, the important question. How are you doing? Have you been quarantined now for six weeks or a month? It's been a little over a month here. I'm reading a little more, two cozy mysteries over the weekend. But, it's still difficult to find the right book. YouTube...
Here Comes the Body by Maria DiRico
Maria DiRico may be a new name for all of us. However, the copyright page, and even a note I received from the publicist named Ellen Byron, author of the award-winning Cajun Country series, as the author of this first Catering Hall Mystery. Rest assured...
The Diva Sweetens the Pie by Krista Davis
At a time when I needed a cozy mystery, I knew nothing would suit better than one of Krista Davis' Domestic Diva mysteries. Fortunately, I was a year behind, and still had The Diva Sweetens the Pie to read. Her new one, The Diva Spices It Up, will be released...