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

What Are You Reading?

What Are You Reading?

Linda and I went to see "Kimberly Akimbo" last night. It won five Tonys a few years ago, including Best Musical. It was original, and I enjoyed it. It's a small cast and they were all good in their roles. But, what a dysfunctional family! But, I don't know if I...

Day Off

Day Off

It's not that I gave up, but I needed something that was more exciting to read. So, I just started Mrs. Pargeter's Plot by Simon Brett last night. We'll see if I make it by 3 PM today because I'm going to the theatre tonight. So, I'm taking today off to...