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
Winners & Library Mystery Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Shawna H. from Lewisburg, TN won Trust Me by Hank Phillippi Ryan. A Gathering of Secrets by Linda Castillo is going to Jacquie F. of Chicago, IL. The books are going out in the mail today. Important to note - This...
What Are You Reading?
I couldn't wait to share my new book with all of you! And, I'll probably be reading it for the rest of my life, but I won't post it every week - promise! I bought the new book by James Mustich, 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List. And, I've...
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 nonfiction book, The Worst Hard...