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
Hanging Falls by Margaret Mizushima
Hanging Falls by Margaret Mizushima
While I don't keep up with Margaret Mizushima's Timber Creek K-9 series as I should, it's easy to pick up the storyline. Hanging Falls, the sixth book, offers mysteries for the sheriff's department, but also provides additional answers in the ongoing story arc of...
Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio by Derf Backderf
Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio by Derf Backderf
I'm actually in Ohio right now, so it's the perfect time to mention a book I just bought for myself, Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio by Derf Backderf. It's a beautiful graphic nonfiction book.I went to Kent State, but it was five years after the shootings on May...
Have You Heard? – Some Like It Hawk by Donna Andrews
Have You Heard? – Some Like It Hawk by Donna Andrews
Here's Sandie Herron's review of the audiobook of Some Like It Hawk by Donna Andrews. Some Like It Hawk ...