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
The Murder Book by Lissa Marie Redmond
Lissa Marie Redmond, a retired cold case detective for the Buffalo Police Dept., returns with the second book in her Cold Case Investigation series, The Murder Book. Police detective Lauren Riley, who made some bad decisions in the first book, A Cold Day in Hell,...
March Treasures in My Closet
First, a little business. If you're looking for this week's giveaway, check the previous post. Fortunately, Friday giveaways and Treasures in My Closet seldom end up on the same day. March means a pile of books. It would also signal the calendar end of winter. Yay!...
Winners and Far East Murder Mysteries
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Caitlin M. from Hawthorne, CA will receive A Treacherous Curse. The Word is Murder will go to Laura R. of Kiel, WI. Just a note up front that this week's contest will be a day shorter. It needs to end on Wednesday,...