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
Have You Heard? Murder Past Due by Miranda James
Have You Heard? Murder Past Due by Miranda James
I want to make a couple comments before Sandie Herron’s review. I’m back from New York City, and I’ll eventually have a couple blog posts about the trip. Some of you might appreciate the photos of the exhibits at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and...
Beach House Reunion by Mary Alice Monroe
Beach House Reunion by Mary Alice Monroe
For a while, Mary Alice Monroe wrote one of her Beach House books every five years. I’ll admit, it always took time for me to remember the family and the relationships. Fortunately for those of us who love to go back to the Isle of Palms, Beach House...
A 1920s Giveaway
A 1920s Giveaway
This week’s contest features two mysteries set in the 1920s, one in India, and one in England. I think you’ll enjoy these books, if you win. Abir Mukherjee’s second mystery, A Necessary Evil, is set in India. And, let me assure you, you...