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
Dear Mr. Knightley by Katherine Reay
No, Dear Mr Knightley isn't the book I was struggling to read the other day. After reading over half of that one, I finally gave up. Instead, I moved on to Katherine Reay's epistolary novel, Dear Mr. Knightley, a contemporary update to Jean Webster's...
The In Death Cookbook by Theresa Carle-Sanders
I mentioned Theresa Carle-Sanders book, The In Death Cookbook, several months ago. The foreword is by J.D. Robb, who writes the wonderful In Death series featuring Eve Dallas and her husband, Roarke. I would be remiss if I didn't mention the photographers who...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Crime Writer by Vinnie Hansen
Do you read like I do? When I'm loving a book, I can tear through 400 pages in one day, two at the most. When a book is not appealing to me, I slog through it, and it takes me days. I've written Tuesday's review of a book I enjoyed. I loved Jan Karon's My Beloved,...