
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
What Are You Reading?
Happy Thursday! I'm not sure how much I'll be around during the day today. Library Journal's Day of Dialog is today. They have a terrific schedule of virtual panels featuring authors who have books coming out in the late summer and fall. I'm moderating the Mystery...
Have You Heard? Red Knife by William Kent Krueger
Sandie Herron has been tearing through the Cork O'Connor series by William Kent Krueger. Here's her review of the eighth in the series, Red Knife. Thank you, Sandie. Red Knife Written by William Kent Krueger Narrated by Buck Schirner Series: Cork O’Connor,...
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manasala
Mia P. Manasala's Arsenic and Adobo, will make you hungry, if nothing else. But, it does offer a great deal more. The debut mystery introduces readers to Filipino-American food and culture, with its emphasis on family. There are cozy tropes; the close-knit...