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?

I was on the road for seven and a half hours yesterday, so didn't have a chance to finish my book. I'm reading The Island of Dr. Libris, the new juvenile book by Chris Grabenstein. I love his children's books. This one is an adventure about a boy, imagination...

Carolyn Hart, Annie & Max

Carolyn Hart, Annie & Max

Some of you may have seen recent posts in which Carolyn Hart announced that her new Death on Demand mystery, Don't Go Home, would be the last in the series. And, it might not have made us happy, but we could understand why the twenty-fifth book would wrap...