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
Dead End by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Detective Inspector Bill Slider and Detective Sergeant Jim Atherton have two different views of their latest investigation in Cynthia Harrod-Eagles’ fourth Bill Slider mystery, Dead End. It’s another fascinating police procedural with characters...
Winners and the Female of the Species
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Donna S. from Milford, CT won Redemption Point. Marina M. from Portland, OR will receive Black and Blue. The books are going out in the mail today. Before I talk about this week’s giveaway books, I have a...
2019 Edgar Award Winners
Mystery Writers of America livestreamed the Edgar Awards Ceremony on Thursday night. Here are all the 2019 winners. Congratulations to all of the winners. Sue Grafton Memorial Award – Shell Game by Sara Paretsky The Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark...