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
Weekend in Washington, D.C.
Weekend in Washington, D.C.
My sister, Linda, and I went to Washington, D.C. this past weekend. First, though, I drove to her house in Columbus. Linda & I don’t believe in down time. Even though I drove for over five hours, we went to a play that night,...
Have You Heard? A Vision of Murder by Victoria Laurie
Have You Heard? A Vision of Murder by Victoria Laurie
Because I was out of town this weekend, and didn’t arrive home until late, it’s the perfect time to use one of Sandie Herron’s reviews of an audiobook. Thank you, Sandie, for sharing your comments about Victoria Laurie’s A Vision of Murder....
Snowdrift and Other Stories by Georgette Heyer
Snowdrift and Other Stories by Georgette Heyer
Georgette Heyer is recognized as “The” author of Regency Romances. Her Regencies are considered the model of all other ones. When Heyer’s official biographer, Jennifer Kloester, discovered three short stories that had not been republished since...