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
Little Comfort by Edwin Hill
Little Comfort by Edwin Hill
I’m not into creepy characters and thrillers. Occasionally, I read one, sometimes by accident. And, I don’t like women and children in jeopardy books. If you like books with menacing atmospheres and intense scenes, you might want to try Edwin...
Poppy Harmon Investigates by Lee Hollis
Poppy Harmon Investigates by Lee Hollis
Are you a fan of older sleuths? If you like Rita Lakin’s Gladdy Gold mysteries or J.C. Eaton’s Sophie Kimball ones, you might want to try Poppy Harmon Investigates by Lee Hollis. When Poppy Harmon’s fourth husband, Chester, dies, the retired...
The Feckin’ Book of Everything Irish by Colin Murphy and Donal O’Dea
The Feckin’ Book of Everything Irish by Colin Murphy and Donal O’Dea
I know it was actually a joke when a friend gave me The Feckin’ Book of Everything Irish. He said he saw it, and thought of me. But, it really is a fun, informative book, filled with quotes, definitions of Irish words and phrases, jokes, cartoons, recipes,...