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
New York City Trip – Days 1 & 2
New York City Trip – Days 1 & 2
I’m a little late in sharing this, but, if you’re interested, you probably don’t care. If you’re not interested, you’ll skip it anyways! My sister, Christie, drove in from Ohio on Monday. Tuesday morning, I made her get up hours before...
Sometimes Life…
Sometimes Life…
Sometimes life just gets too busy. It was a wonderful weekend away. My nephew married the woman he loves, and it was a joyous weekend. Then, I just opened email this morning when I learned about the death of a special woman I’ve known my entire life. I had...
A Stone’s Throw by James W. Ziskin
A Stone’s Throw by James W. Ziskin
I’m late coming to James W. Ziskin’s Ellie Stone mysteries. I read his last book, Cast the First Stone, in which reporter Ellie Stone headed to Hollywood to cover the story of a hometown boy. But, I liked the new book, A Stone’s Throw,...