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
Fixin’ To Die by Tonya Kappes
Tonya Kappes captures the charm and quirky characters of small- town Kentucky in her new mystery, Fixin' To Die. She launches the new series featuring determined, almost fearless Sheriff Kenni Lowry. After graduating from the police academy, and...
Winners & A Book-Related Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Maggie Barbieri's Lie in Plain Sight will go to Patricia R. from Burton, West Virginia. Glen D. from Yuba City, CA won Sophie Hannah's A Game for All the Family. The books will go out in the mail tomorrow. This...
Haunted Destiny by Heather Graham
Heather Graham's special paranormal unit of the FBI, the Krewe of Hunters, returns in her latest dramatic romantic suspense novel, Haunted Destiny. And, it's just as atmospheric as her previous ones, with a courageous couple in the lead. The FBI has tracked a...


