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
Mrs. Morris and the Witch by Traci Wilton
Mrs. Morris and the Witch by Traci Wilton
The second Salem B&B cozy mystery takes readers to Salem, Massachusetts at Halloween. Readers can easily pick up Traci Wilton’s Mrs. Morris and the Witch, even if you haven’t read the previous book. It’s only a week after the adventures...
Sherlock Holmes and the Beast of the Stapletons by James Lovegrove
Sherlock Holmes and the Beast of the Stapletons by James Lovegrove
James Lovegrove is the author of new Sherlock Holmes adventures, the Lovecraft/Doyle inspired Cthulhu Casebooks, and tie-in fiction for the Firefly TV series and movie, along with other novels. His latest, Sherlock Holmes and the Beast of the Stapletons, is a...
Cat Me If You Can by Miranda James
Cat Me If You Can by Miranda James
I’m going to write an unusual review of Miranda James’ latest Cat in the Stacks Mystery, Cat Me If You Can. First, there’s the review of the mystery, a story that takes librarian Charlie Harris and Maine Coon cat Diesel out of their Athena,...