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
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Bump and Run by Richard Helms
I'm excited about tomorrow's book, one that I normally wouldn't read, but I'm loving it. Tomorrow is release day. And, on Wednesday, I'll have a recent award winner. Since I'm finishing both books, I was grateful for Kevin Tipple's review of Bump and Run by Richard...
Book Tasting
Yesterday was the book chat at my local public library, or what they call a "Community Book Tasting". I love to hear other reactions to books, and to hear what people are currently reading. I really appreciate the comments from a young man, former military, who...
The Patient by Tim Sullivan
Tim Sullivan's DS Cross books are police procedurals that really should be read in order. While Sullivan spent a great deal of time in the first book, The Dentist, introducing George Cross and the idiosyncrasies of his Asperger's syndrome, by the third book, The...