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
Mark Baker’s Favorites of 2023
Mark Baker's list of favorite books rounds out our lists for this year. Thank you to everyone who has contributed. I hope you all found a book or two on the Wednesday lists of favorites. I know I've enjoyed seeing books I might not have read, as well as some of the...
Village in the Dark by Iris Yamashita
Iris Yamashita's City Under One Roof was a Best Mystery of the Year for Library Journal last year. The debut mystery introduced an Alaskan city, Point Mettier, that houses 205 residents all in one building. Two of the women featured in that book return in leading...
Fatal First Edition by Jenn McKinlay
Jenn McKinlay brings so many fun elements together in her latest Library Lover's Mystery, Fatal First Edition. There's a murder on a train with a closed group of suspects, a cameo appearance from Kate Carlisle's book restorer character, Brooklyn Wainwright and her...