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
The Religious Body by Catherine Aird
In 1966, Catherine Aird introduced her series character, Inspector C.D. Sloan of the Calleshire C.I.D., and his supporting cast in the police department in The Religious Body. At the time, The New Yorker "recognized that she was writing an updated version of the...
July Treasures in My Closet
I hope the weather in July is better than May's. It will probably be hot and humid, too much for some people. But, the Treasures in My Closet, July book releases, look like they'll be fine for reading inside in air conditioning. Never happy are we, except for our...
The Spirit Moves by Carol J. Perry
Carol J. Perry's Haunted Haven mysteries are some of my favorite cozies. I like the setting of Haven, Florida, the Haven House Inn, the ghosts, and the characters. There were a few too many characters in The Spirit Moves, and I had a hard time remembering which...