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 Next Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Down a Dark Road will go to Kevin T. from Dallas, TX. Alicia B. from Albuquerque, NM won the copy of Whispers of the Dead. The books are going out in the mail today. There’s no giveaway this week because...
What Are You Reading?
I’m just back from a short vacation trip to northern Indiana and southern Michigan. I don’t know about you, but I seldom read much on vacation. I spend time with family or friends, and enjoy talking with them, rather than reading. Now that I’m...
The Chairman’s Toys by Graham Reed
Graham Reed’s debut novel, The Chairman’s Toys, was the winner of the notable Freddie Award for Writing Excellence from Mystery Writers of America at Florida’s Sleuthfest. Set in Vancouver, this is the type of caper that will appeal to fans of Tim...

