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
Checked Out by Elizabeth Spann Craig
While I've been known to complain about the amateur sleuths in cozy mysteries who ignore their jobs, I don't have that complaint about Ann Beckett in Elizabeth Spain Craig's Checked Out. The librarian does her job, shows up early, works late, and asks her...
Cosy: The British Art of Comfort by Laura Weir
Today, December 21, is winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. It's the perfect day to talk about Laura Weir's book Cosy: The British Art of Comfort. Even before you pick up the book, you might notice that it's spelled "Cosy", the British spelling,...
A Very Scalzi Christmas by John Scalzi
I love Christmas books. I enjoy mysteries set during the holiday season, and romances set at Christmastime. But, every year I look for an unusual Christmas book, one that isn't sweet or one that is humorous. It's one reason I've always loved Connie Willis'...