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
Bones Behind the Wheel by E.J. Copperman
I like E.J. Copperman's Haunted Guesthouse mysteries. In the latest, Bones Behind the Wheel, innkeeper Alison Kerby comments that "The National Language of New Jersey is Sarcasm." That's why I return to this series, for the humor. Bones Behind the Wheel wouldn't...
The Alchemist’s Illusion by Gigi Pandian
Art and history combine in Gigi Pandian's fourth Accidental Alchemist mystery, The Alchemist's Illusion. Although you can easily start with this one, I'd love to have started with the first one in which alchemist Zoe Faust first meets the gargoyle/chef Dorian. Now, if...
Aimee Hix, Guest Blogger
Aimee Hix is the author of the Willa Pennington, PI Mystery Series. She's also our guest author blogging today. Before I turn the blog over to Aimee, though, I wanted to summarize her second Willa Pennington mystery for you. This is the description of Dark Streets,...