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
Agatha Award Winners
Agatha Award Winners
MALICE DOMESTIC announced the winners of the Agatha Awards over the weekend. Congratulations to all of the winners! Best Contemporary Novel Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron (Crooked Lane Books) Best Historical Novel The Widows of Malabar Hill by...
The Body in the Wake by Katherine Hall Page
The Body in the Wake by Katherine Hall Page
I’m the first to admit I haven’t read all twenty-five Faith Fairchild mysteries. But, twenty-five books in any series is cause for celebration. Katherine Hall Page manages to throw in a celebration as well as an issue-oriented, hit-close-to-home...
Night Watch by David C. Taylor
Night Watch by David C. Taylor
David C. Taylor’s author’s note in Night Watch says that it’s the third book in the Michael Cassidy series, but the second in chronological order. Although I haven’t read either of the other two, including the Edgar Award...