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

Friday Giveaway

Friday Giveaway

This week, I have two mysteries by Ohio authors to give away. I bought copies of both of them so I could give them away here. A Collection of Lies by Connie Berry is the latest Kate Hamilton mystery. Kate and her husband, DI Tom Mallory, are on their honeymoon in...

What Are You Reading?

What Are You Reading?

Happy Thursday! I'm writing this 50 minutes before it goes live. My sister, Linda, and I drove in from Toronto in pouring rain on Wednesday. The rain started when we crossed the border. What should have been a seven hour drive was nine hours because of the...

On the Way Home

On the Way Home

If everything went well, and it should have, my sister, Linda, and I are on our way back from Toronto today. It's about a seven hour drive, without stops, so it's an all-day trip. I'll catch up with all of you tomorrow for "Thursdays with...