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 The Luck of the Irish Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Glen D. from Yuba City, CA won All the Best Lies, and Dianne C. from Elk Grove Village, IL won Behind Every Lie. The books are going out in the mail today. If might seem a little early to give away books in honor of...
What Are You Reading?
It's Thursday! As if you needed a reminder that it's the best day of the week around here. Let's talk about what we're all reading. I love historical trivia. I can easily spend an hour or more going down historical rabbit holes. I might not have cared much...
The Girl in White Gloves by Kerri Maher
I can honestly say Kerri Maher's novel of Grace Kelly, The Girl in White Gloves, is one of the saddest stories I've ever read. It's not that it's tragic. It's a tragedy that a woman who appeared to have everything never felt as if she was good enough. She spent her...