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

Quiet Paris by Siobhan Wall

Quiet Paris by Siobhan Wall

When we went to Ireland, we used a travel book that someone had marked in. It was great. They made comments about the places they had been. Quiet Paris, a charming book by Siobhan Wall, has a few handwritten comments by a previous owner. I thought they were...

Thank you – Day 2

Thank you – Day 2

I actually was going to post a book review today. And, as of tomorrow, I will be back to books. But, this is far too important to let it pass. My friend, Sally, talked on her blog about how depressed she has been. I have other friends who said the same thing. And,...