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
August 2019 Treasures in My Closet
August 2019 Treasures in My Closet
Those of us who love crime fiction have a wonderful month coming up in August. Let’s just take the month off and read! You’ll want to see this list of Treasures in My Closet. The August releases look great. And, there are a number of domestic thrillers...
Favorites of 2019
Favorites of 2019
Halfway through 2019. Hard to believe, isn’t it? Jen Forbus once asked me to pick my favorite books from the first half of the year. I’ll admit, I’m on an odd schedule, currently reading some September and October releases. And, I’ve read...
Under the Cold Bright Lights by Garry Disher
Under the Cold Bright Lights by Garry Disher
If you haven’t yet discovered Australian author Garry Disher, now’s your chance. The winner of the Ned Kelly Lifetime Achievement Award has a new standalone crime novel, Under the Cold Bright Lights. Once you read it, you’ll understand why he...