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 Keening by Anne Emery
I'll be honest. As much as I enjoy Irish history, Anne Emery's historical mystery, The Keening was slow going. However, readers who appreciate Cora Harrison's Burren mysteries, set in 16th century Ireland, might want to try this mystery with two timeframes, the late...
Winners and a Witchy Cozy Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Jim D. from Ridgewood, NY won The Rat Began to Gnaw the Rope. Castle Skull is heading to Bonnie P. in Palo Alto, CA. The books are going out in the mail today. Halloween is still a month away, but the candy is all in...
What Are You Reading?
Heat, humidity, rain, lack of power, work. In Richard's case, I hope you have new glasses. All kinds of reasons you might be busy this week. I hope you found time to read. If you've read earlier blogs this week, you know I'm snowed under, using some of Sandie Herron's...