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
Under the Paper Moon by Shaina Steinberg
When I don't care for a book, I always say, this one wasn't for me, but others may love it. I hate when I have to say that about a debut, but Shaina Steinberg's historical mystery, Under the Paper Moon, didn't work for me at all. I found the protagonist, Evelyn...
The Mayfair Dagger by Ava January
The cover makes this appear to be an ordinary historical mystery, but I can assure you there is nothing ordinary about Ava January's The Mayfair Dagger. It's the funniest historical mystery I've read. When the judge refers to the courtroom scene as a "debacle",...
At the Edge of the Woods by Victoria Houston
Victoria Houston's recent books are more satisfying for those who enjoy the outdoors and reading about the tranquility of fly-fishing than they are for those of us who enjoy a satisfying mystery. In the latest book, At the Edge of the Woods, Sheriff Lew Ferris...