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
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 review because I...
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 Sujata...
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 traditional mystery...