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
Margie Bunting’s Favorite Reads of 2025
I've known Margie Bunting for quite some time now. She read and commented on the blog before I met her at a Left Coast Crime conference in Monterey, CA. We made sure we spent some time together when that conference was held in Phoenix as well. Margie's Thursday...
What Are You Reading?
I hope everyone survived last week's weather. I finally moved back home on Sunday after spending a week at Linda and Kevin's. As much as I love them, and all the company and good food, it was good to be home. Kevin even came over and cleaned my driveway before I...
Chasing the Ring by Lauren Rowe
When I was looking for a "hot" book during the cold snap, I stumbled across Chasing the Ring by Lauren Rowe. Although that title could refer to an engagement or wedding ring, the first book in the new romantic series actually refers to a Super Bowl ring. Lauren...