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
Murder in Connemara by Carlene O’Connor
Now that Sheila Connolly is gone, I follow Carlene O'Connor to Ireland for cozy mysteries. Murder in Connemara is the second Home to Ireland mystery featuring Tara Meehan, an American who followed her family roots home to Galway. Tara is only waiting for her permit to...
From Sandie’s Corner – the Deadhouse
I love Sandie Herron's side note about her character in Linda Fairstein's The Deadhouse. It's been a while since I featured one of her book reviews. It's time. Thank you, Sandie! THE DEADHOUSE Series: Alexandra Cooper, Book 4 Written By Linda Fairstein Scribner...
Winners & A Couple Male Investigators
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Dial A for Aunties is going to Leeza S. from Highland Park, IL.Jane W. from Scottsville, VA won It Takes Two to Mango. The books are going out in the mail today. I don't seem to have mysteries that share many things...