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 – A Study in Secrets by Jeffrey Siger
I don’t really want to use up my stockpile of reviews from Kevin Tipple, however, as I mentioned earlier, Linda and I are out of town for a few days. Don’t worry. I will have “What Are You Reading?” up tomorrow. In the meantime, I’m...
Booking for Trouble by Jenn McKinlay
Jenn McKinlay, the author of Booking for Trouble, is the author of multiple series, however, she’s also a former librarian. The sixteenth in her Library Lover’s series deals with a major problem in many communities, council members who want to close...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Stolen in Death by J.D. Robb
Now that the Olympics are over, I can get back to reading. Between watching them, and not being able to find a good book, I’ve had a hard time. And, Linda and I are going up home for a few days tomorrow. So, I appreciate Kevin Tipple’s reviews. Thank...


