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
September Treasures in My Closet
I can't believe how fast this summer is going. I know for some of you it's already been too long. But, I enjoy summer. There are quite a number of good books in my closet, though, that are September releases. And, I'm sure you have a number of other books to add to...
Havoc by Deborah J. Ledford
Although I never read Redemption, the first "Lightning Dance" Duran mystery by Deborah J. Ledford, that didn't prevent me from enjoying the second one, Havoc. Ledford easily slips readers into the landscape, rituals, and people of the Taos Pueblo reservation where...
Winning Can Be Murder by Bill Crider
Bill Crider's ability to combine humor with murder investigations and knowledge of various subjects continues to amaze me. In Winning Can Be Murder, the eighth in the Sheriff Dan Rhodes series, the subject is small-town high school football. As someone who grew up...