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

What Are You Reading?

What Are You Reading?

Although I haven't started it yet, Jeff will appreciate what I picked up at the library yesterday. But neither he nor his wife is likely to comment today since they're on their way to Bouchercon in Toronto, if they're not already there. It's Heather Graham's latest...

Wednesday in Paris – Sept. 27

Wednesday in Paris – Sept. 27

Breakfast with the giraffes! Hot chocolate at Angelina! Our special dinner in Paris! One way or another, most of Wednesday was about food. Of course, breakfast with the giraffes at Parc Zoologique de Paris was actually about their breakfast, although they did have...