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
Treasures in My Closet Note
April got away from me, with a visit to my Mom, one by my best friend, and several other activities. I have an appointment today, and Thursday is "What Are You Reading?" day. There are not a lot of June treasures in my closet, but I'll get it posted later this...
Every Time I go on Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine Mack
I mentioned Catherine Mack's Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies back in January for "A Peek Ahead". It's a funny book, purchased for a TV series, along with the book's sequels, with Mack to write the pilot script. The format is different, with Mack using...
Kevin’s corner Annex – Dark Storm Rising by Linda Castillo
Kevin Tipple read Linda Castillo's latest Kate Burkholder short story a little sooner than I did, and sent me his review. I'm happy to share it here, since I'm in the middle of a big nonfiction book right now. (I loved "Dark Storm Rising", though). It was a little...