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

Attacking Monday

Attacking Monday

That's how my cat Josh feels when I go to work on a Monday morning after spending the weekend with him. I told him this is my last Monday to leave him behind. Unless something changes, I don't have reviews for you this week. Funny how things work out. I have a full...

Sunday, Sunday

Sunday, Sunday

Sunday. It's never been my favorite day of the week. But, Sunday is a favorite for one of our friends, Kaye Wilkinson Barley. And, because I love Kaye, and many of you know her from here, or from her own website, I'm sharing her good news here. Kaye really is a...

Happy Saturday!

Happy Saturday!

Happy Saturday! I love Saturdays, home with Josh and all kinds of books. This Saturday, though, I have to finish packing up books from a bookcase, and empty out a highboy. I think I have someone who will take both of them. I need to be ready. That's good because it...