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
Q & A with Donis Casey
Q & A with Donis Casey
Readers may recognize Donis Casey as the author of the Alafair Tucker mysteries, a series of books centered on Alafair, a farm wife in Oklahoma, and her large family. The books are set in the early 1900s. I love the family, but I also appreciate the detail of the...
Bouchercon Hiatus
Bouchercon Hiatus
There won't be a post for a couple days - long days into late evenings. Pictures after I get home.
December Treasures in My Closet
December Treasures in My Closet
Not quite as many books coming out in December, but most of us don't have enough time to read then, anyways. Check out this month's Treasures in My Closet. Alice Blanchard, author of Darkness Peering, launches a series with Trace of Evil. Burning Lake, NY has...