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
February Treasures in My Closet
Although I only have seven titles for the February Treasures in My Closet this month, there are some excellent books and titles on the list. And, I'm always looking forward to seeing what you want to add to the list! Please jump in. The Next Deadly Chapter is the...
New Year’s Eve 2024
Some of us who are older and of a political bent may not be looking forward to 2025. So, before I write my normal end-of-year reflective post, I'm going to suggest something fun. I've enjoyed your comments about puzzles and family and books over the last couple...
Favorites of 2024
Thank you everyone for your patience while I crashed for the last couple weeks. I'm on my way home today, and have four days, plus our Thursday posting, so I should have plenty of time to read a couple books and review them again beginning on Saturday. I enjoyed...