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
The Passengers on the Hankyu Line by Hiro Arikawa
It was either a reader here, or someone in the book chat group at the library who mentioned Hiro Arikawa's novel, The Passengers on the Hankyu Line. Knowing that I've been reading Korean and Japanese translations, it might have been someone here. This one, "an...
Author Interview with Allyson Johnson
Today is release day for Alllyson Johnson's debut historical novel, The Three Lives of Mary Sutton, perfect time for an interview. Thank you, Allyson, for taking time for answer questions. Allyson, would you introduce yourself to the readers? I’m a California...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2026
I had a full afternoon and evening yesterday, a musical, a matinee, followed by weekly Sunday dinner at my sister's, so I was happy when Kevin Tipple sent a couple reviews. Perfect timing! Thank you, Kevin! The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2026, Editor...