
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
To Die in Tuscany by David P. Wagner
David P. Wagner's seventh Rick Montoya Italian Mystery, To Die in Tuscany, finds the American interpreter caught up in murder again. However, it also finds him dining on sumptuous food and exploring the art treasures of Urbino. So, whether you read Wagner for the...
Winners & A 2020 Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Black Coral is going to Virginia D. from Tempe, AZ. Kevin T. from Dallas, TX won Ocean Prey. The books are going out in the mail today. Once again, this week, I'm giving away 2020 books that you might have missed...
What Are You Reading?
Sorry, everyone! I think there was an Internet outage overnight, and my post failed to publish. Thanks, Rosemary, for the heads up! When I came to the site, it said, missed post deadline. So, I hope it publishes now. Happy Thursday! I hope you're all enjoying...