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
Winners and A Historical Mystery Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Becky B. from Washington, D.C. won The Road to Murder. She Left is going to Alicia K. from Stacyville, IA. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away historical mysteries. However,...
What Are You Reading?
A little cooler here this week, and some rain. I know there are people who lost power for long periods of time some places. I hope you're all safe and comfortable. Take care of yourselves! Five years! It's been five years since the last Flavia de Luce mystery by...
Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong
I'm a big fan of Kelley Armstrong's Rip Through Time series. I like the story of Mallory Atkinson, a 21st century police detective stuck in the body of a housemaid in Edinburgh in 1869. But, I really like the way Armstrong incorporates the historic laws, medicine,...