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
The Paris Librarian by Mark Pryor
I was inclined to like Mark Pryor's sixth Hugo Marston mystery from the very beginning. The previous one, The Reluctant Matador, was not my favorite in the series with Hugo out of place in Barcelona. He's back in Paris with a story revolving around the American...
What Are You Reading?
As I mentioned yesterday, I haven't read anything online except for stories about the Tartan Army invading Boston. Those have been fun, but they required no effort on my part. That flu knocked me out, but I'm finally leaving the house today to pick up groceries. I...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Murder by Design by Lee Goldberg
I haven't even picked up a book since I finished The Bookseller, and that was a struggle. Here I am, with all kinds of books piled up, in every genre, and I just can't bring myself to open one. I'm not watching much TV either, just a half hour show here or there. I'm...