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
Kim Hays’s Ten Favorite Books in 2025
I thought Kim Hays's list of Ten Favorite Books Read in 2025 would be the last Friday post from readers. It seems as if I somehow missed Lindy's list. She resent it yesterday, so we'll have hers to enjoy next Friday. In the meantime, I'm grateful to Kim for taking...
What Are You Reading?
It's been a good week; no appointments and the weather has been warmer. Best of all, no snow. My kind of week. But, after finishing The Astral Library, I can't get into a novel. I just dropped two of them, one after I read a third of it. So, you'll have to tell me...
Kevin Tipple’s Corner Annex – Robert B. Parker’s Big Shot
There have been a number of authors who took over Robert B. Parker's series after his death. It's Christopher Farnsworth's turn to take over the Jesse Stone series. Thanks to Kevin Tipple for his review of Robert B. Parker's Big Shot. Paradise Police Chief Jesse...