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
Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny
Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny
It’s always difficult to review one of Louise Penny’s books. The plots are so entwined with the characters that it’s not easy to summarize the book without revealing too much. It’s release date for Kingdom of the Blind, the first book Penny...
Just Plain Murder by Laura Bradford
Just Plain Murder by Laura Bradford
Whatever you do, don’t enter Laura Bradford’s Amish world in Pennsylvania expecting it to be the same as Linda Castillo’s world in Ohio’s Amish country. Just Plain Murder, the sixth in Bradford’s Amish mystery series, is a cozy...
Death and Daisies by Amanda Flower
Death and Daisies by Amanda Flower
Before I frustrate blog readers by once again reviewing the second in a mystery series, I wanted to congratulate author Amanda Flower. Like other writer/librarians before her, such as Jenn McKinlay, Amanda is leaving her library job in Ohio to devote herself...