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 Disappearance of Trudy Solomon by Marcy McCreary
How do authors handle a police procedural written nowadays? Marcy McCreary's debut, The Disappearance of Trudy Solomon, introduces a fifty-three-year-old police detective who questions her own actions after a shooting. In fact, Detective Susan Ford questions the past...
London’s Number One Dog-Walking Agency by Kate MacDougall
While the title, London's Number One Dog-Walking Agency might sound like a romantic comedy, it's actually Kate MacDougall's memoir. At times, it reads like a romcom, but it isn't. In October 2006, Kate once again broke something at her job at Sotheby's. She did it...
Winners and A Classic Mystery Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Daniel M. from Weymouth, MA won You Can Never Tell. Kevin T. from Dallas, TX will received Back from the Brink. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away two classic mysteries. Castle...