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
January Treasures in My Closet
Are you ready for a sneak peek into January 2026? Let's forecast a few of the books of that month. Let me know which ones you want to read. And, don't forget to tell us what books I missed that are January releases. Let's kick off January with A.D. Bell's The...
Murder in Four Parts by Bill Crider
Sheriff Dan Rhodes has learned a little in Bill Crider's Murder in Four Parts. The Blacklin County sheriff never seemed to physically get the best of the bad guys. By the time the sixteenth mystery rolls around, he's learned to defend himself, and it makes his...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – The Perp Wore Pumpkin II
I wasn't intending to review this book right now, but when Kevin Tipple offered his review, I knew it was perfect timing. The Perp Wore Pumpkin II is the second humorous crime anthology to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank. This time, Kevin has a short story in the...