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
Winners and Exotic Getaway Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Tracey P. from Westerville, OH won What You Want to See, and Carolyn T. from Saint Rose, LA won I Know Who You Are. The books will go out in the mail tomorrow. Just a note as to deadline for this week's contest....
What Are You Reading?
It's Thursday! I have a couple meetings, so I might have to catch up today, but I'm always interested in what you are all reading. I'm reading the 28th book in one of my favorite series, Heather Graham's Krewe of Hunters books. The Seekers is set in an old inn and...
An Unsettled Grave by Bernard Schaffer
Some of the comments I saw online said you could read this book without having read the first in the series, Bernard Schaffer's The Thief of All Light. I disagree. I enjoyed An Unsettled Grave, but I wish I had more background about Detective Carrie Santero,...