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

What Are You Reading?

What Are You Reading?

Today is Library Journal's Day of Dialog in which panels of authors discuss their forthcoming books. I'm moderating the Mystery panel at 1 PM ET, so I won't be around much in the afternoon. That panel lasts about fifty minutes, and then I'm eager to hear two...

Lee County Libraries, Florida

Lee County Libraries, Florida

As some of you know, I worked for the Lee County Library System on Florida's Gulf Coast for 17 of the 18 years I worked in Florida. I've been concerned about the libraries there. Their website finally has some answers. Although some won't be interested, the photos...