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
Needed – a Little Time
Between errands and conversations with family, I didn't finish Paranoia yet. I'm sure the review will be up as soon as possible. In the meantime, you and I both need to read books to share on Thursday for "What Are You Reading?" Enjoy whatever you're...
A Fun Moment – Paranoia
Well, now you can see the book I'm going to read today, Paranoia by James Patterson and James O. Born. It's the seventeenth Michael Bennett thriller, but there's a whole story behind why I'm reading this. A year or two ago, Jim Born messaged me and asked if it was...
Lefty Awards
Congratulations to the Lefty Award winners. The awards were presented at Left Coast Crime 2025 on Saturday night. Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Novel Rob Osler, Cirque du Slay Lefty Award for Best Historical Novel for books covering before 1970 (Bill...