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

Short Winter Break

Short Winter Break

I need a day or two off to catch up. That Nora Roberts book? Almost 500 pages (I picked up the large print because it was easier to get at the library). I have a book to review for a journal, and I'd like to read it before I start all the mysteries. I'll be back...

What Are You Reading?

What Are You Reading?

As I said earlier, I'm feeling a little overwhelmed,  so I'm looking forward to a long weekend for Christmas reading. What are you reading right now? I'm finishing Nora Roberts' Guardians Trilogy. Book Three is Island of Glass. I know my sister said she didn't...