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
Book Chat featuring September Cozies from Berkley Prime Crime
If you want to see Jinx, you'll have to go to the end. I had to track him down. He was on the table while I wrote the script, and then disappeared when I filmed. Here are the September titles from Berkley Prime Crime. Cheddar Off Dead - Julia Buckley - 2nd...
Winners and Librarians, Cats, and Murder
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Patricia P. from Boynton Beach, FL won Ripped From the Pages. Books of a Feather will go to Robin C. of Ashtabula, OH. The books will go out in the mail today. Why do librarians, cats, and murder go together in...

