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
Last Girl Gone by J. G. Hetherton
When FBI special agent Timinski refers to Laura Chambers as tenacious but naive, he hits the nail on the head. In his debut mystery, Last Girl Gone, author J.G. Hetherton introduces a gutsy investigative reporter, Laura Chambers. She reminds me of James...
Death and a Pot of Chowder by Cornelia Kidd
Under the pseudonym Cornelia Kidd, author Lea Wait launches another mystery series set in Maine. If the first in the series is an example, we’re in for a delightful time. The first Maine Murder mystery is Death and a Pot of Chowder. Kidd is another...
Recap – Dorothea Benton Frank at the Library
Dorothea Benton Frank just appeared at the library on her book tour for By Invitation Only. She said it was the dumbest title ever because she had to continually tell people the events were open to the public because everyone thought they were “By Invitation...