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
Hallowed Ground by Linda Castillo
"Hallowed Ground" is one of Kate Castillo's Kate Burkholder short stories. It's only available on Kindle, unfortunately. It's set just before the events of An Evil Heart, the latest novel. That book will be published on July 11. For those of you who are fans of the...
Edgar Awards 2023
A year ago, I was in New York City to receive the 2022 Raven Award from Mystery Writers of America. Such an honor! A new group of people just received their awards at the 2023 award ceremony. Congratulations to all the nominees and the winners. Below is the news...
Winners and a Gritty Crime Novel Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Mary Ann W. from Punta Gorda, FL won Heart of the Nile. Bonnie K. from Carmichael, CA will receive The White Lady. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away two gritty crime novels. Eli...