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

2019 Edgar Award Nominees

2019 Edgar Award Nominees

Yesterday, the Mystery Writers of America announced the 2019 Edgar Award Nominees. Congratulations to all the nominees. Here’s the press release. NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Mystery Writers of America is proud to announce,...

A Day Off

A Day Off

I just read and reviewed seven mysteries in four days for a journal, so I’m going to beg off for today. I’ll be back tomorrow with a book review, promise! (And, you’ll be seeing six of those reviews in March and April. The other book? Forget about...