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
What Are You Reading?
What Are You Reading?
It’s time! Line up those books from the last week, or pick up the one book you read or finished, and tell us what you’ve been reading. I’m reading the sixth Bill Slider mystery by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, Killing Time. I just finished the fifth...
Cat Chase the Moon by Shirley Rousseau Murphy – Sandie’s Corner
Cat Chase the Moon by Shirley Rousseau Murphy – Sandie’s Corner
Sandie Herron is usually my go-to reviewer for audio books. This time, Shirley Rousseau Murphy’s Cat Chase the Moon has just been released, so you might not have heard anything yet about this new book. Thanks, Sandie, for reviewing it. Cat Chase the...
The Dark Winter by David Mark
The Dark Winter by David Mark
I’m always happy to stumble across a police procedural series in which the officer’s family life is included. My all-time favorite example of this is Dorothy Simpson’s Luke Thanet series, set in Kent, England. David Mark introduces Detective...