
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
The Clutter Corpse by Simon Brett
Simon Brett, author of the Fathering and Charles Paris mysteries, launches a new series of decluttering mysteries with The Clutter Corpse. Ellen Curtis owns a decluttering business in southern England. SpaceWoman helps people declutter their homes, and most of...
Barbara Nickless, Guest Author
On Barbara Nickless' website, https://www.barbaranickless.com/, it says she was a technical writer, instructional designer, raptor rehabilitator, astronomy instructor, sword fighter and piano teacher before turning seriously to writing. She's the author of...
July Treasures in My Closet
July! Hard to believe I'm talking about July book releases. This year, when we ask where does the time go, we all know what happened to it. My internal calendar is so off this year. Anyways, it's time to talk about July releases. Hopefully, with libraries starting...