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
Kevin’s Corner Annex – The Crossroads by C.J. Box
I’m juggling a couple books right now, so I’m turning to one of Kevin Tipple’s reviews. Today, I’m sharing his spolier-free review of C.J. Box’s latest book, The Crossroads. Thank you, Kevin! Marybeth Pickett always knew that being the...
What Are You Reading?
I don’t know how much college basketball I watched last week, but I know it was over forty hours in just four days. Good games! I love March Madness. I also made time to go to the library for Saturday’s book tasting. We had a good group, with some...
Andrew Welsh-Huggins at Gramercy Books
Andrew Welsh-Huggins appeared at Gramercy Books Bexley, https://gramercybooksbexley.com/, for the release of his latest Mercury Carter thriller, The Delivery. Natalie Richards, Edgar Award winning author for her 2024 Young Adult novel, 49 Miles Alone, interviewed...