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
A Tribute to Bill Crider
Everyone expects flowers and lightness on Valentine’s Day. But, this is a love letter, of sorts. Bill Crider died on Monday, February 12, 2018. People know or will remember Bill for so many reasons, but I think he’ll be remembered the most for his...
Murder in Bloomsbury by D.M. Quincy
Last year, D.M. Quincy’s first Atlas Catesby mystery, Murder in Mayfair, was one of my top picks of the year. The second book in the series, Murder in Bloomsbury, has done nothing to disabuse me of the idea that Quincy is a talented author who tells...
Rest in Peace, Bill Crider
Bill Crider’s brother, Cox Robert Crider, announced Bill died at 6:52 PM CST, Monday February 12, 2018. We knew Bill’s death was coming. He himself announced there that he was going into home hospice, suffering from cancer. His family has been generous...