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

What Are You Reading?

What Are You Reading?

No complaints today. The weather has been gorgeous, 70s and low 80s during the day. I'm an Ohio resident again, with my driver's license, car title, registration, license tags, voter registration. And, I have my library card to the Columbus Metropolitan Library...

Judgment Prey by John Sandford

Judgment Prey by John Sandford

I enjoy John Sandford's Prey novels so much more when Virgil Flowers is an essential character. Judgment Prey is called "A Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers Novel". I hope Flowers' fans are as happy as I am with this book. Lucas and Virgil were both shot in the...