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
Death of a Rainmaker by Laurie Loewenstein
Death of a Rainmaker by Laurie Loewenstein
Laurie Loewenstein’s first Dust Bowl Mystery, Death of a Rainmaker, was the most evocative book I’ve read since Larry D. Sweazy’s last Marjorie Trumaine mystery, See Also Proof. The author says she was inspired by Timothy Egan’s...
Laurie Loewenstein, Author Interview
Laurie Loewenstein, Author Interview
I was so impressed with Laurie Loewenstein’s first Dust Bowl mystery, that I asked if I could interview her. Tomorrow, I review Death of a Rainmaker. Thank you, Laurie, for taking time for the questions. Laurie, Would you introduce yourself to readers? ...
November Treasures in My Closet
November Treasures in My Closet
I can’t believe we’re already talking about November book releases. But, hopefully, you’ll have a treasure or two in this list. Because I refuse to read anything about Louise Penny’s fourteenth Chief Inspector Gamache novel, Kingdom of...