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 Man Who Couldn’t Miss by David Handler
Fans of Stewart "Hoagy" Hoag will be delighted that he's in a good place in David Handler's latest mystery, The Man Who Couldn't Miss. And, theater fans will enjoy the homage to the greats of the past because it's time to save a historic theater. "Hey, let's put...
The Coroner by Jennifer Graeser Dornbush
I wonder if I can entice you to try a debut mystery called The Coroner by telling you about the author. The author's bio on the back of the book says, "Jennifer Graeser Dornbush is herself the daughter of a medical examiner, whose office was in her home. She...
Winners & Historical Sleuths
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Anita A. from Bellevue, NE and Cindi S. from Greenfield, WI will receive the copies of The Race to Save the Romanovs. I'll put the books in the mail tomorrow. This week, I'm giving away two mysteries with sleuths...