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 Curious Poisoning of Jewel Barnes by Terry Shames
While I'm a big fan of Terry Shames' character Police Chief Samuel Craddock, I'm not a big fan of her latest book, The Curious Poisoning of Jewel Barnes. I love Craddock and the familiar characters in the series. However, there are a few too many people in the...
The Snow Lies Deep by Paula Munier
I used to turn to Louise Penny's Armand Gamache books when I wanted beautiful writing. Now, I do the same with Paula Munier's mysteries. In The Snow Lies Deep, the seventh Mercy Carr mystery, Munier describes a Vermont Christmas with poetic, magical turns of phrase....
January Treasures in My Closet
Are you ready for a sneak peek into January 2026? Let's forecast a few of the books of that month. Let me know which ones you want to read. And, don't forget to tell us what books I missed that are January releases. Let's kick off January with A.D. Bell's The...