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
September Treasures in My Closet – Part 2
Welcome back to the listing of September Treasures in My Closet. I hope you find a book or two that appeals to you. These are all September releases. Rami Abou Jamous' The Stars Shine Brighter: A Father and Son in Gaza will not be an easy book to read. A Palestinian...
September Treasures in My Closet – Part 1
I don't remember the last time I saw a month when I had so many books backed up. The number of books I have ready for September is unbelievable. In fact, I've decided to divide the September Treasures into two parts. Are you ready for Christmas books? September seems...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Beach Blonde Betrayal by Elaine Viets
If you saw my note yesterday on the blog, you saw that I spent the day with my Mom and sister, Christie. I didn't even talk about our entire day, but it was so much fun. However, I certainly didn't have reading time, so I'm sharing Kevin Tipple's review of Beach...