
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
Kevn’s Corner Annex – Early Termination by Cindy Goyette
This week, I had a few health issues and probably read three chapters. Fortunately, Kevin Tipple stepped up for a review of Early Termination by Cindy Goyette. Thank you, Kevin. Recently released, Early Termination: A Probation Case Files Mystery by CindyGoyette is...
The Next Deadly Chapter by V.M. Burns
The Next Deadly Chapter is the tenth book in V.M. Burns' Mystery Bookshop series, although this one has little to do with the Michigan bookstore. Author and bookstore owner Samantha Washington takes center stage along with her Nana Jo and the women from Shady Acres...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Encore in death by J.D. Robb
I'm reading Bill Crider's Sheriff Dan Rhodes mysteries in order, but Kevin Tipple had a bigger task ahead of him. He's reading J.D. Robb's "In Death" series. She's up to number 60, and he's up to number 56, Encore in Death. Thank you, Kevin, for your review. It...