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
Nosy Neighbors by Freya Sampson
Although I was given Freya Sampson's Nosy Neighbors to review as a mystery, there's very little mystery in this enjoyable novel. It's set in Chalcot, a small English village, the same setting as Sampson's The Last Chance Library. I'd recommend it to readers who...
A Mixed Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Riley S. from Fort Pierce, FL won In Sunshine or in Shadow. A Hide Tide Murder is going to Carli S. from NYC, NY. The books are going out in the mail today. I have a mystery and a historical novel to give away...
What Are You Reading?
I went to my niece's birthday dinner on Monday, and that was the highlight of the week - chicken cordon bleu and chocolate lava cake. Nothing special the rest of the week. And, for those os who participate weekly, Jeff Meyerson is on his way home from Florida this...