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
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? I am a...
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 the Blind, before I read...
Dangerous Undertaking by Mark de Castrique
When I read the seventh Buryin' Barry mystery, Secret Undertaking, I liked the cast of characters enough to go back and pick up the first in the series, Dangerous Undertaking. Mark de Castrique is skilled in introducing a new series. This reader, at least, felt...