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
Last Stop in Brooklyn by Lawrence H. Levy
Someday I’m going to recruit my sister, Christie, to write book reviews for the blog. She reads some of the series I haven’t yet had time to pick up, and her comments are perceptive and on target. She liked Lawrence...
What Are You Reading? – Part 2 – Glen Davis’ Favorites of 2017
Well, if I don’t mess up the post today, Glen Davis can share his list of favorites for 2017. I’ve really enjoyed this. And, everyone sent me their list in a different way. I think I only messed up Margie’s though. And, just a reminder. If...
Winners and A Police Procedural Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Cheryl S. from Fort Pierre, SD won A Murder for the Books. Suzanne R. of Nashville, TN won The Plot is Murder. Because of our expected ice overnight, I put the books in the mail late on Thursday. I’m a...

