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
Arches Enemy by Scott Graham
While the setting and environmental history of Arches National Park is appealing in Scott Graham's fifth National Park Mystery, I found his protagonist less so. Archaeologist Chuck Bender is knowledgeable, though, and he may appeal to other readers. I didn't care...
A Faith Fairchild Giveaway
To make up for last week's lack of a contest, I have three copies of Katherine Hall Page's latest Faith Fairchild mystery to give away. The Body in the Wake finds the caterer and her husband, Tom, on Sanpere Island. Faith has a summer to herself with Tom on...
What Are You Reading?
I'm actually not reading today, but driving to Ohio for a family wedding. It's my last trip until August. I'll have to catch up with all of you this evening. However, I just finished Rhys Bowen's August release,Love and Death Among the Cheetahs. It's a Royal...