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?
I told you I'd be back on Thursday. I always want to know what you're reading! I've just started Elizabeth Spann Craig's first Village Library Mystery, Checked Out. Nothing like a dramatic cat rescue to kick off a cozy mystery. That's really not the mystery,...
Short Holiday Break
Consider this a short three-day holiday break. Of course, I'll be back on Thursday for What Are You Reading? But, right now, I'm trying to catch up, make my Thursday deadline for Library Journal, and read a Christmas book or two to share with you. And, maybe even...
Crime Travel, edited by Barb Goffman
When Barb Goffman asked me if I was interested in an anthology called Crime Travel, she captured two of my interests, mysteries and time travel. However, she wouldn't have been able to tell me ahead of time how enjoyable the stories would be. A couple of them,...