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

A Hodgepodge

A Hodgepodge

I have several topics to cover today, so it's a hodgepodge. First, here are the winners of the last contest on the blog, also the last contest until January. Mary F. from Towson, MD won the copy of Silent Night, Deadly Night. Judith C. from White Bluff, TN won...

What Are You Reading?

What Are You Reading?

I have a full day of meetings today, so I'll be catching up with you here and there. But, let's talk about what we're reading this week. I've often said I learn more from fiction titles and mysteries than I learn from nonfiction books. Case in point, C.M. Gleason's...