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

Meanderings and Muses

Meanderings and Muses

Because I don't have a book review for today, and I'm saving some of Sandie Herron's posts, I'm going to refer you to my friend Kaye Wilkinson Barley's blog, Meanderings and Muses. Kaye and her husband, Donald, just returned from their dream trip to Amsterdam and...

Back Home

Back Home

I'm back from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. I made a quick weekend trip that was supposed to happen in February, but I'm sure it was better travel-wise that I went in May. I had a ticket for a first time event at the Parker Playhouse in Ft. Lauderdale. Ramin Karimloo and...