
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
Winner and Christmas Giveaway
Congratulations to the winner of Catriona McPherson's giveaway. Marla B. from Las Vegas, NV won the books. Thanks for playing, everyone! Here's my last contest of 2019. I always finish before Thanksgiving so I don't have to go to the post office during the holiday...
What Are You Reading?
We're back on schedule this week. So, what have you been reading? I finished The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams. It's a fun, sexy romance with serious overtones. I've reviewed it for Saturday, so I won't say too much. A pro baseball player wants to...
Murder, She Wrote: A Time for Murder by Jessica Fletcher & Jon Land
Murder, She Wrote: A Time for Murder by "Jessica Fletcher" and Jon Land is the fiftieth book in the popular series, and the first one I've read. Although it was entertaining, the climax was so over-the-top and implausible, along with other implausible elements,...