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

The Rise by Ian Rankin

The Rise by Ian Rankin

Before I discuss Ian Rankin's The Rise, I have to point out this was an Amazon Original Story, so it's only available as a Kindle download or an Audiobook. It's short, just 86 pages, and worth the hour or hour and a half it takes to read it. There's a solid plot,...

What Are You Reading?

What Are You Reading?

Just a short distance, less than a fifteen minute drive, but my sister had snow on Tuesday evening, and fortunately, I didn't have it here. That's a four-letter word, in my opinion, and October 31 is way too soon for it here. Nope. I just don't want it. I am...

December Treasures in My Closet

December Treasures in My Closet

I'm sure the current "Treasures in My Closet" posts are disappointments to all of you. There are not too many publishers who have followed through in sending me books now that I've moved. I have heard that books are still being delivered to my old address, but I'm...