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.

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Nightshade by Michael Connelly

Nightshade by Michael Connelly

Catalina Island is where the Los Angeles Sheriff's Dept. sends officers who screwed up on the mainland. Sergeant Stilwell's job is to supervise the limited staff who patrol the island. Their normal job is to deal with drunken tourists on the weekends. Beginning...