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 – John Sandford’s Toxic Prey
At the moment, I am so caught up in Ruth Reichl's book, The Paris Novel, that I hadn't looked at my blog all day until after 8 PM. I'm loving this book! Some of you have already read it, but I'll review it on Monday. In the meantime, I'm sneaking in one of Kevin...
The Diva Goes Overboard by Krista Davis
There are so many aspects of Krista Davis' Domestic Diva cozies that I enjoy. As in previous books, she has a list of characters in The Diva Goes Overboard. (Yay, I think all books with over ten characters should do this.) Because I've read almost all the books in...
Winners and Crime Fiction Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Death of a Master Chef will go to Karen M. from San Bruno, CA. Linda K. from Woodstock, MD won Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies. The books will go out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away two...