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
Breaking the Dance by Clare O’Donohue
Breaking the Dance by Clare O’Donohue
I loved Clare O’Donohue’s first World of Spies mystery, Beyond the Pale. I’m sure it didn’t hurt that most of it took place in Ireland. But, I loved her accidental spies, the American college professors Finn and Hollis Larsson. This...
Such a Perfect Wife by Kate White
Such a Perfect Wife by Kate White
It’s been a little while since I read one of Kate White’s Bailey Weggins mysteries. This series just gets better, and there’s no reason you can’t pick it up with Such a Perfect Wife. I have a weakness for mysteries featuring...
A Risky Undertaking for Loretta Singletary by Terry Shames
A Risky Undertaking for Loretta Singletary by Terry Shames
I’ll tell you the truth. I actually read Terry Shames’ latest Samuel Craddock mystery last November. At the time I received it to review for a journal, it was scheduled for a January release. Then, release date was changed. This won’t be a typical...