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
Murder in the Dark by Simon R. Green
Murder in the Dark by Simon R. Green
If you haven’t yet discovered Simon R. Green’s Ishmael Jones mysteries, Murder in the Dark is a good place to start. It’s not quite as graphically violent as some of the earlier ones in the series. In fact, this one is reminiscent of Agatha...
What Are You Reading?
What Are You Reading?
It’s Thursday! The end of the work week is in sight! I hope you’re all reading good books (or in Glen’s case, I hope he’s reading books that he’ll summarize with snarky one-liners that make us laugh.) I’m reading Cora...
The Frame-Up by Meghan Scott Molin
The Frame-Up by Meghan Scott Molin
Welcome to the world of geek culture in Meghan Scott Molin’s fun, fast-paced mystery, The Frame-Up. Even if you don’t attend cons or read comic books, MG Martin’s world is entertaining. It’s repetitive to say it, but this is just a fun...