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
Lefty Award Winners
Left Coast Crime just ended yesterday. The Lefty Awards are voted on by attendees at the convention. They were presented Saturday night. Congratulations to the four winners. Best Humorous Mystery Novel: - Scot's Eggs by Catriona McPherson Best Historical Mystery Novel...
April Treasures in My Closet
Are you ready for a lengthy Treasures in My Closet post? I have a number of forthcoming books to add to your TBR lists. Please let me know what titles I've missed. I'm sure you have some on your own lists. Don't forget to go back and look at Treasures for March to see...
The Witching Hours by Heather Graham
I'm a big fan of Heather Graham's long-running Krewe of Hunters series. Now, she's doing a slight spinoff with the first in a new series, The Witching Hours. Because Jackson Crow, head of the FBI's Krewe is establishing a new unit, the new book is part of The Crows...