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
Pack Up the Moon by Kristan Higgins
Kristan Higgins’ latest novel, Pack Up the Moon, isn’t for everyone. However, if you’re one of those readers who cried and loved Cecelia Ahern’s 2004 debut, PS, I Love You, as I did, you’ll want to try this book. I can think of several...
A Distant Grave by Sarah Stewart Taylor
I loved Sarah Stewart Taylor’s first Maggie D’Arcy novel, The Mountains Wild. It was one of my favorite books of 2020. It was atmospheric with a strong sense of place, set in both Ireland and Long Island. The second book, A Distant Grave, has more of a...
John McMahon, Guest Author
John McMahon is the author of three books featuring P.T. Marsh, a police detective in Mason Falls, Georgia. The first one, The Good Detective, was nominated for Edgar and Thriller Awards for Best First Novel. He followed that with The Evil Men Do, and now, A Good...