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
A Peek Ahead
Quite a last couple days. Drove to Akron on Sunday, a two hour drive, and went to see The High Kings and Gaelic Storm in concert on St. Patrick's Day. What a high energy show! Exhausted afterwards, and I wasn't a performer. Then, we drove back in snow yesterday,...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Blaze! Spanish Gold by Ben Boulden
What would I do without Kevin Tipple's posts for Kevin's Corner Annex? Today, my sister and I are driving home after a concert last night. Here's Kevin's review of Ben Boulden's Blaze! Spanish Gold, a western that came out in 2018. Thank you, Kevin. Unity, Utah, is...
Sunday Spotlight – Maddie Day
Some readers may recognize Edith Maxwell as the author of the Quaker Midwife mysteries. She's also the author of the Local Foods mysteries, and the Lauren Rousseau ones. As Maddie Day, she is the author of the popular Country Store mysteries, the Cozy Capers Book...