
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
Murder in the Grotto by Amy Myers
How can a fan of cozy mysteries pass up one that calls itself "A British Stately Home Mystery"? When it involves a ghost hunt and a cafe called the Happy Huffkin Cafe? I was all in for Amy Myers' Murder in the Grotto. Unfortunately, there was very little that...
Making a Killing by Cara Hunter
Yesterday, Jeff Meyerson made the comment that you should read Cara Hunter's DI Adam Fawley books in order. Making a Killing, the seventh in the series, proves that. Her very first book, Close to Home, not only introduced Fawley, but also his team and an...
A Sneak Peek
Tuesday, May 20 is release day for Cara Hunter's seventh DI Adam Fawley thriller, Making a Killing. I haven't had a chance to finish it yet, but this latest book is as gripping as the previous ones in the series. If you want excellent police procedurals, you should...