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 of a Novice by Cora Harrison
Death of a Novice by Cora Harrison
I’ll admit I could never get into Cora Harrison’s Burren mysteries set in 16th century Ireland. What a difference 400 years makes! Death of a Novice is the fifth book to feature Reverend Mother Aquinas in 1920s Cork. Now, that’s my period of...
Winners and a Law Enforcement Giveaway
Winners and a Law Enforcement Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Sue C. from Wauconda, IL won Charmed Bones. Wendy A. of Ferndale, WA will receive Sticks and Bones. Down the Aisle with Murder goes to Nancy M. from Joliet, IL. The books are going out in the mail today. This...
What Are You Reading?
What Are You Reading?
It’s Thursday! Even though I’m working on budget today at work, I’ll try to drop in now and then to see what you’re all reading. After all, I consider this essential. I love to talk books. I’ve just started Kate Carlisle’s latest...