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.

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The Cloisters by Katy Hays

The Cloisters by Katy Hays

Tomorrow may be release day, but Halloween is actually the perfect day to introduce Katy Hays' debut novel, The Cloisters. The setting, The Met's museum, The Cloisters, celebrates medieval architecture, gardens of the Middle Ages, and the art of the period. The...