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
Symphony Road by Gabriel Valjan
Gabriel Valjan's first Shane Cleary mystery, Dirty Old Town, impressed me. He took an idealistic ex-cop turned PI, put him in Boston where he struggles to make a living while dealing with cops who hate him for his integrity and his willingness to testify against a...
S.J. Bennett & The Windsor Knot
Virtual Event: S.J. Bennett in conversation with Lesa Holstine WHEN: March 8, 2021 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm (3 PM ET) WHERE:Virtual Event, Poisoned Pen's Facebook page. (You do not have to have a Facebook account to watch the event. You can get to it through the Events...
Have You Heard? – Donna Andrews’ The Hen of the Baskervilles
Sandie Herron never knows when I'm going to use one of her reviews. I spent yesterday reading a book for review for Library Journal, so it was the perfect time to use this audiobook review. Thanks, Sandie. Check out the review of Donna Andrews' audiobook, The Hen...