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
Sarah Jane by James Sallis
I had never read one of James Sallis' books when I received Sarah Jane. Lyrical, powerful, haunting, ambiguous ending. There are so many terms to describe this disturbing book. I seldom say a book is a must-read, and I'm the last person to read for language. But,...
Winners and an Ice, Ice Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Charlotte W. from Covington, GA won The Moth Catcher. The Long Call goes to Lauren K. from Reading, MA. The books are going out in the mail today. Temperatures dropped today here from our 90s, and that will...
What Are You Reading?
Did you have a good reading week? I hope so. If not, I hope it was because you were busy, in a good way. I'm reading D.M. Quincy's Dec. 10 release, Murder at the Opera. It's the third Atlas Catesby mystery, set in Regency London. I love the adventurer Atlas Catesby...