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

Not a Thing

Not a Thing

I have nothing to post for today. Wait until tomorrow, though, because I'll have at least the start of the June Treasures in My Closet. I was up too late on Thursday night with the Edgar Awards, and posting. Friday, I had friends over. We had Staff Institute at...

Edgar Award Winners 2016

Edgar Award Winners 2016

Congratulations to the winners of this year's Edgar Awards, presented by Mystery Writers of America. Mary Higgins Clark Award – Little Pretty Things by Lori Rader-Day Robert L. Fish Award - Russell W. Johnson for "Ching Ling Soo's Greatest Tricks" 2016...