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

Dry Bones by Craig Johnson

Dry Bones by Craig Johnson

Craig Johnson's Dry Bones marks the return of Sheriff Walt Longmire and his team in a mystery with echoes from the past. And, it can't go much further back than the ages of the dinosaurs. Jennifer Watt's dog actually made the discovery, "one of the greatest...

Winners

Winners

Congratulations to the winners of last week's books. Carolyn Hart's Death at the Door will go to Nancy B. from Ft. Pierce, FL. Played by the Book by Lucy Arlington will go to Jane W. of Milford, CT. The books will go in the mail tomorrow. And, check the previous...