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
“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”
I'm not talking about a book today. I haven't quite finished Jenn McKinlay's delightful romantic comedy, A Christmas Keeper, and it's not fair to her or the book to review it before finishing. It will be my last review before Thanksgiving. Instead, I'm going to...
Interview with Diane Kelly
I always enjoy it when an author takes the time to answer a few questions. Today, my guest author is Diane Kelly, author of the Paw Enforcement series, as well as the Death and Taxes mysteries and the Home Flipper mysteries. I hope you enjoy "meeting" her. Thank...
City of Immortals by Carolyn Campbell
Most people don't say they're ready to go to Paris because of a cemetery. I didn't feel as if I spent enough time at Montparnasse Cemetery when I was in Paris, so Carolyn Campbell's book made me ready to go back. She has a unique view of Pere-Lachaise Cemetery....