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

Winners, and Next Up

Winners, and Next Up

Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Mary M. from Traverse City, MI won Stalking Around the Christmas Tree. Dixie C. from Glendale, AZ will receive Death by Peppermint Cappuccino. The books will go out int he mail in the next couple days. Thanks to...

What Are You Reading?

What Are You Reading?

Mornings have been cold here, 32 degrees when I get up. I know my sister still has to walk her dog, but she and I haven't been going for long walks in the parks. Instead, I've been tucked in at home, reading for deadline for Library Journal. We did go to see the...