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
Big Woods by May Cobb
Big Woods by May Cobb
May Cobb’s debut suspense novel, Big Woods, isn’t the type of book I would normally read. I’m not a fan of women or children in jeopardy novels. But, I was asked to review this one for a journal, and I’m glad I did. It was one of the best...
Halfway Through
Halfway Through
Technically, we’re a little more than halfway through the year, but I didn’t remember to do this until now. For the last couple years, thanks to my friend, Jen Forbus, I’ve been writing a post about my favorite books from the first half of the...
David Thompson Special Service Award
David Thompson Special Service Award
2018 DAVID THOMPSON SPECIAL SERVICE AWARD: Lesa Holstine Bouchercon (The World Mystery Convention) Board of Directors is proud to announce that Lesa Holstine is the recipient of the 2018 David Thompson Memorial Special Service Award for her contributions to...