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
Sunday Spotlight – Kevin R. Tipple
It took a little coaxing for Kevin R. Tipple to agree to be the subject of my next Sunday Spotlight. I do have three or four authors lined up for the next few months. But, Kevin is a regular here, sending me reviews for Kevin's Corner Annex. You can find him daily...
Ferris by Kate DiCamillo
I know I'm not the intended audience for Kate DiCamillo's latest novel, Ferris. The Newbery Award-winning author usually writes for eight to twelve-year-olds. But, there isn't any reader who doesn't need the message, "Every good story is a love story." It's the...
In True Face by Jonna Mendez
Jonna Mendez makes no secret that In True Face started as her memoir of her life and career, twenty-five years in the CIA. It was a friend who asked, but what was it like being a woman and rising to a leadership position in the CIA in those years. She credits her...