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

Nothing

Nothing

I have several reasons I have nothing to post today, although Sandie Herron would tell me I could have used one of her archived reviews. Nope. I had good intentions, and then my device wouldn't Sync when I needed the title I wanted. And, it's cold here. Instead of...

What Are You Reading?

What Are You Reading?

Some of us have already had our first taste of winter. We had three to four inches of snow last Saturday, and that's enough for me for the entire season. I am not a winter person. I don't like being outside in cold weather, and I don't like to drive in snow or ice....