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
Rattlesnake Hill by Leslie Wheeler
Rattlesnake Hill by Leslie Wheeler
After reading Leslie Wheeler’s Rattlesnake Hill, you might not think of the Berkshires in Massachusetts in quite the same way. If you think of Tanglewood and vacations and fall foliage, you might not think of the dark side of the hilltowns. That’s the...
Winners & A First in a Series Giveaway
Winners & A First in a Series Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Mark B. from Santa Clarita, CA won the copy of Another One Bites the Crust. Ginger Snapped is going to Kathleen F. from Blue Springs, MO. The books went out in the mail on Wednesday. This week, I’m offering...
What Are You Reading?
What Are You Reading?
I’m actually on my way to Columbus, Ohio, today to meet up with my sister. Then tomorrow, we’re flying to Washington, D.C. We’re going to see a play in Columbus tonight, “Daddy-Long-Legs”, and in D.C. we’re going to see...