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
The Mysterious Mr. Quin by Agatha Christie
I certainly haven't read all of Agatha Christie's work, but, in all of the books I've read, my favorite character remains Harley Quin, featured in her collection of short stories, The Mysterious Mr. Quin. Each story in the edition I read is introduced by the title...
Recap – The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
There are several reasons you're getting the recap of 2020's debut of The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. I read 67 pages of a novel with one of the most malevolent characters I ever read. She was manipulative and just horrific, and I couldn't handle it...
Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library by Amanda Chapman
Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library by Amanda Chapman was delightful. It's filled with chapter headings and quotes from Agatha Christie novels. I loved Tory Van Dyne and her friends. Most of all I loved Agatha Christie and eleven-year-old Maired Butler. Tory...