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 and A London Giveaway

Winners and A London Giveaway

Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Lisa W. from Rochester, IN won The Night of the Flood. Daniel M. from Weymouth, MA will receive Ten Year Stretch. The books will go out in the mail on Saturday. This week, I’m giving away two mysteries set...

What Are You Reading?

What Are You Reading?

I’ve met this month’s deadline for mystery reviews, so I’m doing a little reading for myself at the end of the week. I haven’t finished The Widower’s Notebook by Jonathan Santlofer yet, but I will shortly. I have a few books to pick...