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
April Treasures in My Closet
Are you ready for a lengthy Treasures in My Closet post? I have a number of forthcoming books to add to your TBR lists. Please let me know what titles I've missed. I'm sure you have some on your own lists. Don't forget to go back and look at Treasures for March to...
The Witching Hours by Heather Graham
I'm a big fan of Heather Graham's long-running Krewe of Hunters series. Now, she's doing a slight spinoff with the first in a new series, The Witching Hours. Because Jackson Crow, head of the FBI's Krewe is establishing a new unit, the new book is part of The Crows...
Lindy Gomm’s Favorite Books of 2025
Thanks to Lindy Gomm for sharing her favorite books read during 2025. I hope you're excited about reading this last list. I always seem to add a book or two to my TBR pile after reading Lindy's Thursday posts. Thank you Lindy! Here are my ten favourite reads of...


