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 What Are You Reading?
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Maureen J. from Reno, NV won The Last Seance. A Spell for Trouble goes to Kristina A. from Dunedin, FL. The books are going out in the mail today.Before we talk about our reading, how are you doing? Fires, snow,...
And, the Winner Is…
And, the winner is...The Readers. Virtual Bouchercon was held last weekend, and, along with that, virtual award ceremonies. The Barry Awards, the Anthony Awards, and the Macavity Awards were all presented. In case you missed any of the lists, here are the...
The Solace of Bay Leaves by Leslie Budewitz
If you're looking for an introspective, mature amateur sleuth, you can't go wrong with Leslie Budewitz' Spice Shop Mysteries. Pepper Reece, Mistress of Spice at Pike Place Market's Spice Shop in Seattle, might disagree with me. In the fifth book in the...