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
“Have You Heard?” – Dead Bolt by Juliet Blackwell
“Have You Heard?” is a new column featured only on Lesa’s Book Critiques. It features many reviews of audiobooks (fiction, with a concentration in mysteries) but these reviews will include recent and past books for an interesting mixture of titles. Content is...
Winners and Christmas Book Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Christmas in Paris is going to Linda B. from Fort Wayne, IN. Glen D. from Yuba City, CA won Rhys Bowen's Away in a Manger. The books will go out in the mail tomorrow. A couple weeks ago, I gave away a copy of David...
Wanted – Short Posts from Mystery Authors
Ah ha! I bet that wasn't exactly what you expected to see on my blog in mid-November. It's one of my favorite Christmas books. I'm looking for mystery authors to write a short piece about their favorite holiday mystery, or their favorite mysteries of 2016. As the...