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
Homeward Hound by Rita Mae Brown
Homeward Hound by Rita Mae Brown
Rita Mae Brown’s foxhunting series is not for every reader. I enjoy the stories, although I haven’t read all of them in the series. It really is the scenes of the foxhunting that I enjoy the most. Now, don’t get angry about foxhunting, unless...
Harvest of Secrets by Ellen Crosby
Harvest of Secrets by Ellen Crosby
I have a confession to make. I actually sent my copy of Harvest of Secrets by Ellen Crosby to a friend who is a big fan. That means I don’t have my copy in front of me to refer to. It feels as if the review is missing something when I don’t have the...
Lies Come Easy by Steven F. Havill
Lies Come Easy by Steven F. Havill
Crime takes no holiday. That’s obvious in Steven F. Havill’s twenty-third Posadas County mystery, Lies Come Easy. It’s set at Christmas, but the small sheriff’s department in the county has to cope with child endangerment, family issues, and...