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
Have You Heard? – Victoria Laurie’s Vision Impossible
Have You Heard? – Victoria Laurie’s Vision Impossible
Thank heavens Sandie Herron has a few posts for me to use when I get backed up with reviews or posts. I’m trying to finish a book, and I’m working on the large Treasures in My Closet post for Saturday. Today, Sandie reviews Victoria Laurie’s...
Swift Vengeance by T. Jefferson Parker
Swift Vengeance by T. Jefferson Parker
I thought T. Jefferson Parker’s second novel featuring PI Roland Ford was terrific. Swift Vengeance is a fast-paced story that is all too plausible. This was my first one of Parker’s books, so I can’t compare them to earlier ones. I found the...
The Widower’s Notebook by Jonathan Santlofer
The Widower’s Notebook by Jonathan Santlofer
Jonathan Santolofer’s book, The Widower’s Notebook, is a memoir. The author of The Death Artist and Anatomy of Fear did not write an instructional manual as to how to survive grief. It’s a very personal account of the sudden death of his wife,...