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

One Day More!

One Day More!

I arrived home from my Mom's at 3:30 yesterday, and about an hour later headed to my sister's for Sunday dinner. Naturally, I didn't read a thing while I was home for Mom's birthday. So, I'm taking one more day. I do have a review ready for tomorrow. While you're...

Family

Family

No, we're not actually on a trip. But, my sisters and I all converged on Mom's house to celebrate her birthday with lunch, laughter, and an overnight stay together. And, we always joked we lived in a place in northern Ohio on Lake Erie called "Vacationland", but we...