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
Looking for This Week’s Giveaway?
If you're looking for this week's giveaway, check back tomorrow, please. I was afraid it would get lost with the July Treasures in My Closet. It's all ready to go for tomorrow! Thanks!
July Treasures in My Closet
I hope we all have time to read in July. There's an inviting selection of books to be released then. Check out the ones in my collection. A mystery of stolen antiquities marks the return of cook Kat Holloway in Jennifer Ashley's mystery, Scandal Above...
What Are You Reading?
It's Thursday! Let's talk about books! I get to talk books for Ask a Librarian on Twitter today, and I love to read what you're all reading or listening to this week. I've just started a July release. AJ Pearce's debut is Dear Mrs. Bird. Here's the quick summary since...

