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
Favorite Books, January through June 2025
I'm running a little late this year because I forgot about this. Years ago, Jen Forbus asked me to list my favorite books in the first half of the year. And, I always say that just because I pick books in July, it doesn't mean they'll be on my list at the end of...
The Crime Brulee Bake off by Rebecca Connolly
It took me forever to finish The Crime Brulee Bake Off by Rebecca Connolly. I liked the two main characters so much that I didn't want to leave them behind. It's a contemporary mystery with a touch of the past, only because it's set on an English estate where there...
“Hamilton”
As I said, Linda and I went to see "Hamilton" on Wednesday night through Broadway in Columbus. It was our final show of the season. If you only saw it on Disney+ when it was on there, we missed a lot. I had no idea King George made additional appearances on stage,...