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
Deja Moo by Kirsten Weiss
Although I guessed the killer within the first fifty pages of Kirsten Weiss’ Deja Moo, the third in the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Mystery series was worth reading. The likable team of sleuths, along with the paranormal museum added up to a fun story....
Sunday Reading Corner
This week, Sunday Reading Corner also includes Berkley Prime Crime’s April releases. Enjoy those, because Jinx was sleeping through the video. The five books to be released April 3 by Berkley Prime Crime are: Cinco de Murder by Rebecca Adler (3rd Taste of...
The Night of the Flood edited by E.A. Aymar and Sarah M. Chen
In a series of linked stories, fourteen crime authors tell the story of a disastrous night in one town. The Night of the Flood is a dark, disturbing book with an open-ended conclusion that allows readers to imagine what might have happened after. The town of...