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
Rolling Thunder by A.J. Devlin
Several years ago, I reviewed a debut mystery, Cobra Clutch by A.J. Devlin. It went on to win the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel. Although I said at the time I normally wouldn't appreciate a book set in the world of pro wrestling, I loved Devlin's...
Distractions
I'm going back to work today, but I don't think readers are ready for the world to return to normal. I know I only had a couple entries in Friday's blog giveaway. So, I took it off the blog, and I'll contact the two people who will receive the books. It's evidently...
Private Investigations edited by Victoria Zackheim
Yesterday, author Art Taylor wrote a guest post talking about writing what one knows, or what one researches. Victoria Zackheim edited a collection called Private Investigations, the perfect follow-up to Taylor's post. It's subtitled "Mystery Writers on the...