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

Winners and a Giveaway

Winners and a Giveaway

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Carol K. of Omaha, NE won 'Twas the Bite Before Christmas. Melissa K. of Merrimack, NH will receive The Amish Wife. The books are in the mail. This week, again, I have two books that are very different to give...

What Are You Reading?

What Are You Reading?

Raise your hand if you thought you'd get blown away Tuesday night, Wednesday moring. It was a rough night out there. There's a great deal of empty land between my place and the next apartment, and the wind just howled through there. I finally got up and slept on...