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
June Treasures in My Closet
June Treasures in My Closet
There are so many June releases at home, especially crime fiction ones, that this may be a little overwhelming. And, because I worked on Sunday, I didn’t have as much time as usual to get this ready. Here goes, though. Stephanie Butland’s The Lost for...
See Also Proof by Larry D. Sweazy
See Also Proof by Larry D. Sweazy
Larry D. Sweazy’s mysteries are gloomy and dark. He’s a master at creating atmosphere. And, this time, in the latest Marjorie Trumaine mystery, See Also Proof, he has a North Dakota winter as background. It’s perfect for a feeling of...
Tasting Paris by Clotilde Dusoulier
Tasting Paris by Clotilde Dusoulier
Look at the cover of Clotilde Dusoulier’s Tasting Paris. Those are profiteroles, cream puffs filled with ice cream and covered with chocolate. I had them in Paris, and they are to die for. Some of the other ninety-nine dishes in Dusoulier’s book are...