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
The Killing Hills by Chris Offutt
The Killing Hills by Chris Offutt
The last book I read that used language so beautifully, so sparingly, and created such a vivid picture of a place, was James Anderson’s The Never-Open Desert Diner. Chris Offutt’s The Killing Hills takes readers into rural Kentucky with a hero whose...
The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit by Krista Davis
The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit by Krista Davis
There’s something comforting to me about Krista Davis’ Domestic Diva mysteries. I don’t know if it’s the familiar cast of characters after fourteen books. It’s always a treat to catch up with Sophie Winston, her best friend, Nina, her...
Have You Heard? William Kent Krueger’s Vermilion Drift
Have You Heard? William Kent Krueger’s Vermilion Drift
Well, you have heard that I was on vacation and just returned on Thursday. I didn’t read a word while I was at Mom’s, so I don’t have a review for today. That doesn’t mean Sandie Herron doesn’t have a review of an audiobook, though....