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.
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Fallen Star by Lee Goldberg

Fallen Star by Lee Goldberg

Despite the threat of Russian mobsters and snipers, Eve Ronin and her partner Duncan Pavone of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department refuse to give up on their latest homicide, one that turns into a multiple homicide case. Readers can read Lee Goldberg's Fallen Star...

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Oct 22, 2025

At Mom’s

At Mom’s

You all know I'm at Mom's. I didn't finish a book yesterday, and my sister, Christie, will be here today. So, it might be a couple days until I finish one. I'm sorry, but I have some good books to read and review when I get a chance. We'll see what happens. I'll catch...

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Oct 20, 2025