
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
Sharon Kay Penman, RIP
Yesterday, we lost Sharon Kay Penman, bestselling historical novelist and mystery author. Here was the message on her Facebook page yesterday. "As many of you know, Sharon has been having various health issues for some time. In the past 18 months, things escalated,...
Winners and A Give Me a “B” Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Diane M. from State College, PA won A Solitude of Wolverines. Cold as Ice is going to Carol E. from San Jose, CA. The books will go out in the mail today. This week, the authors of the books for giveaway begin...
What Are You Reading?
Let's celebrate Thursday! I'm in a great mood today. Actually, I was in a great mood since noon yesterday. So, let's talk about what we're reading this week. I'm reading an April release for review. Caro Ramsay is a Scottish writer, and On an Outgoing Tide is the...