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
What Are You Reading? and Margie Bunting’s Best Books of 2019
It's Thursday! Of course, we're going to talk about what we're all reading this week. However, this time of year, it's fun to kick off the discussion by looking at favorite books read in 2019. This week, Margie Bunting shares her list. I love to read Bunting's...
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean
Can you say addict? After discovering Sarah MacLean's Brazen and the Beast, I've become addicted to her historical romances. Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake, the first in her Love by Numbers trilogy, is just as delightful as her latest books....
Fatal Roots by Sheila Connolly
Sheila Connolly's County Cork mysteries always take me to Ireland, a country I love. And, I thought her book, An Early Wake, brought the music and area to life. That's probably why I was so disappointed with the latest book in the series, Fatal Roots. Nothing...