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

Bones to Pick by Linda Lovely

Bones to Pick by Linda Lovely

When a vegan moves to a goat farm, and a pig discovers bones, it makes for a fun mystery. Check out Linda Lovely's first Brie Hooker mystery, Bones to Pick. Brie Hooker is a vegan, now in meat country, Ardon County, South Carolina. After her Aunt Lilly's...

J.T. Bishop, Guest Author

J.T. Bishop, Guest Author

If you're looking for this week's contest, please look at the previous post. I also posted that today. Today, I want to welcome Judy Bishop. Born and raised in Dallas, TX, J. T. Bishop began writing in 2012. Inspired by a video that theorized the meaning of...