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
Flipped for Murder by Maddie Day
Maddie Day's Flipped for Murder launches a cozy mystery series that's slightly different from a number of popular ones today. Day's characters are realistic, rather than the quirky ones often found in small-town mysteries. And, her amateur sleuth doesn't set out to...
A Cherry Cola Christmas by Ashton Lee
It was 80 degrees here yesterday, and Halloween is a week away. A little early for a Christmas novel? Christmas novels are coming out earlier and earlier every year. Honestly? Those of us who love them enjoy them any time of year. But, Ashton Lee will be appearing...
Winners and a Ghostly Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Lynn L. from Rio Linda, CA won the copy of Trick or Deceit. The Skeleton Haunts a House goes to Jeanetta S. of Evansville, IN. The books will go out in the mail tomorrow. I'm giving away two more books for...


