
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
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb
Just a reminder to those of you who might be J.D. Robb fans that her new book, Bonded in Death, will be released next Tuesday, February 4. That makes this the perfect time to share another one of Kevin Tipple's reviews of the books in the In Death series, Faithless...
The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen
If you read Tess Gerritsen's The Spy Coast, you probably read it two years ago when it first came out. If you haven't read it, you might want to pick it up before March when The Summer Guests, the second book in her Martini Club series, is released. And, no, just...
Margie Bunting’s Favorites of 2024
I know a couple of the readers of the blog who are always eager to see our Thursday posts because they want to see what Margie Bunting is reading. She reads interesting titles, and often in advance. Thank you, Margie, for today's post of your favorite books read in...