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
Winners and February Thrillers
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Bill A. from Madison, IN won The Vanishing Man, and Glen D. of Yuba City, CA won The Killer Collective. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I’m giving away books that just came out last...
What Are You Reading?
Confession time. I’m reading two books right now, but can’t tell you what they are because I’m reviewing them for LJ. I can say, though, that one is a story collection, and it’s going to Jeff after I finish and review it. When I was looking...
Chocolate a la Murder by Kirsten Weiss
When I reviewed Kirsten Weiss’ Deja Moo (http://bit.ly/2FB8kQe), I mentioned the interesting characters and setting. Maddie Kosloski, owner of the paranormal museum in San Benedetto, California is back in Weiss’ Chocolate a la Murder, but, this...

