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.

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What Are You Reading?

Happy Thursday! Well, despite snow that had to be scraped off my car (thanks to my sister) for doing that!), we had a terrific week. We went to see Mamma Mia! last Thursday night. We had both seen it before, but this one was one of best live versions I've seen....

Day Off

Finished my last book for this month and my two reviews for Library Journal . This is how I collapse after I finish cramming that last book. I have two I'm going to start for reading for me (including a Bill Crider), but I haven't read enough to write about them....

A Peek Ahead

Quite a last couple days. Drove to Akron on Sunday, a two hour drive, and went to see The High Kings and Gaelic Storm in concert on St. Patrick's Day. What a high energy show! Exhausted afterwards, and I wasn't a performer. Then, we drove back in snow yesterday,...

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