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 a Cozy with Food Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contests. Hester Young's debut, The Gates of Evangeline, will go to Debbie K. from Cypress, TX and Carol M. of Monroeville, PA. A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourne will go to Allison F. of Haverhill, MA. The publishers...
What Are You Reading?
Two nights in a row involving work events means I won't have time to finish my book until Friday night. I'm reading Shane Gericke's latest thriller, The Fury, involving one detective who stands between the United States and a doomsday attack. And, she's a...
The Forgotten by Heather Graham
If you're a fan of Heather Graham's Krewe of Hunters series, as I am, here's a warning. Don't read my review unless you've already readThe Silenced. Graham's latest suspense novel in the series, The Forgotten, includes some of the same characters, and it will spoil...