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
Nothing More Dangerous by Allen Eskens
Allen Eskens' Nothing More Dangerous currently tops my list of favorites for 2019. For me, it's this year's November Road. That means I'm recommending it to everyone who reads crime fiction or coming-of-age novels. Loved William Kent Krueger's Ordinary Grace?...
Have You Heard? Home of the Braised by Julie Hyzy
Today, it's time for one of Sandie Herron's audiobook reviews. This one is in Julie Hyzy's White House Chef series, Home of the Braised. Thank you, Sandie. Home of the Braised White House Chef Mystery, Book 7 ...
The Little Book of Bob by James Bowen
In the spring of 2007, a ginger street cat named Bob needed the assistance of a London-based busker and addict named James Bowen. And, Bowen needed Bob just as much. Bowen tells how he switched to selling the street newspaper, The Big Issue, and went straight....