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

Off to Bouchercon

Off to Bouchercon

Do you recognize this photo? Depending what time of day you read this, I'm driving to Nashville, flying to New Orleans, or I'm already there for Bouchercon. This is the largest mystery convention in the country, for authors and fans. For me, it's a homecoming. Not...

Have You Heard?

Have You Heard?

Today, Sandie Herron reviews the first audiobook in Juliet Blackwell's Witchcraft series, Secondhand Spirits. Secondhand Spirits A Witchcraft Mystery #1 Written by Juliet Blackwell, Narrated by Xe Sands as am azing Unabridged Audiobook, Listening Length: 8...