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
Hunter’s Heart Ridge by Sarah Stewart Taylor
I don't know exactly what to say about Sarah Stewart Taylor's Hunter's Heart Ridge, the second in her Bethany, Vermont series. I like her two main characters, Vermont State Police detective Frank Warren and Alice Bellows, a widow who grew up in Bethany. It's an...
The Shining Skull by Kate Ellis
The Shining Skull is the eleventh book in Kate Ellis' Wesley Peterson Murder Mystery series. If readers like police procedurals that combine a contemporary crime with a historical one, I don't think they'll be disappointed. It does take a little while to get used...
September Treasures in My Closet
There are some big authors coming out to play in September, although sometimes it's the lesser known authors whose books stand out. I have twelve books "in my closet" so I better read faster. There are so many books about families working together, but...