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 at Whitewater Church by Andrea Carter
While the trade paperback of Andrea Carter’s Death at Whitewater Church was just released, it appears that the book has been out for several years online. However, most readers will discover it as the debut mystery in a character-driven, atmospheric series....
Icepick by Phillip DePoy
While the third Foggy Moscowitz mystery, Icepick, is called “A noir mystery set in Florida”, the violence of Phillip DePoy’s latest book is offset by the dark humor and the mysticism. In fact, like Foggy, the reader may get to the end and wonder...
October Treasures in My Closet
There’s an entire pile of October books. You’ll want to check out some of these, I’m sure. Should we kick off the list with a holiday letter? Try Evergreen Tidings from the Baumgartners by Gretchen Anthony. “Dearest loved ones, far and near...