
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
Winners and Give Me a B Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Dianne O. from Oak Park, IL won And Then There Were Crumbs. Cobblered to Death is going to our first winner from Alaska, Pam M. at JBER, AK. The books are going out in the mail today. The authors this week have...
What Are You Reading?
First, how are you doing this week? What's happening in your state? Is it mandatory you wear a mask in your state or community? Please stay safe. I want all of us in this book circle to be here every week. I can tell you what is next on my pile, but I haven't...
Of Mutts and Men by Spencer Quinn
I don't catch all the Chet and Bernie books, but I was ready for a new one when I reviewed Spencer Quinn's Of Mutts and Men. As a former resident of Arizona, I can understand Bernie's constant worry about water in the desert. This time, it's front and center...