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
Blood Red Summer by Eryk Pruitt
In the sequel to Something Bad Wrong, true crime podcaster Jess Keeler learns what can go wrong when you lose control of everything, the story you want to tell, and even your family life. Blood Red Summer is the story of the events of the summer of 1984 in Lake...
Giveaway – The End of the Road
I know some of you will remember author Andrew Welsh-Huggins' post here for his favorite books of 2023, https://tinyurl.com/2nmhbmwr. Welsh-Huggins is the author of the Andy Hayes PI novels, and he has a new one, Sick to Death, coming out in September. He's also...
What Are You Reading?
As I mentioned yesterday, I'm in Cincinnati with my family today, heading home after we go to Pompeii: The Exhibition at the Cincinnati Museum Center. So, I won't be around until late to talk about books. I can say that I never read anything when I'm with my Mom...