
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 & Lies and Lies GiveawayT
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. The copies of Bark of Night will go to Margie H. from Lansdowne, PA and Susan B. of Seattle, WA. Tiffany C. from Dallas, GA won The Scent of Murder. The books will go out in the mail today. Before the giveaway,...
What Are You Reading?
And, today, it's what are you reading. I haven't read one more word than when I posted yesterday. I did go to a concert in St. Louis on Tuesday night, and then on Wednesday I went to the zoo. What a wonderful zoo! Since I didn't read any more of Billy Jensen's...
What Am I Reading?
Did I surprise you? No, tomorrow is the day for What Are You Reading. However, I'm not in town this morning. I'm actually in St. Louis, and will be back this afternoon. I might even have time to finish my current book, and start a new one before we all talk on...