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
Winners and A Quick Cozy Giveaway
Winners and A Quick Cozy Giveaway
Congratulations to the two winners of the last contest. Felissa L. of Cedar Park, TX is a first-time winner. Congratulations for winning Brooklyn Wars. Linda K. from Woodstock, MD won Last Stop in Brooklyn. It’s going to be a quick turnaround on this...
What Are You Reading?
What Are You Reading?
Back on schedule this week. I’m finishing D.M. Quincy’s Murder in Bloomsbury, the latest Atlas Catesby mystery. Murder in Mayfair, the first in the series, was one of my favorite books last year. Atlas investigates the death of a young man, only to...
The B-Team: The Case of the Angry First Wife by Melodie Campbell
The B-Team: The Case of the Angry First Wife by Melodie Campbell
When asked to read one of Orca Book Publishers’ works for a journal, I wasn’t excited. Orca specializes in hi-lo reading level books for adults. Melodie Campbell’s The B-Team: The Case of the Angry First Wife has a reading level of third...