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
It's been a busy week, between reading for deadline and some fun events. So, I'm going to give you a peek ahead today. Kate Quinn's latest book is The Phoenix Crown, written with Jamie Chang. But, in July, her next book is out, and it's one of the best books I've...
A Grave Robbery by Deanna Raybourn
Deanna Raybourn's A Grave Robbery, the ninth Veronica Speedwell mystery, might be my favorite in the series. There's a compelling storyline. The banter between Veronica and Stoker is witty as always. And, there are several new characters introduced, as well as the...
A Few More April Treasures
Yesterday, Kevin Tipple predicted that "Good stuff will be back tomorrow." I couldn't think of anything better than adding a few more April treasures to your TBR piles, April releases that came in after I did the initial post. Here are a few more possibilities for...