Leslie Esdaile Banks,
née Peterson (December 11, 1959 – August 2, 2011) was an American writer under the pennames of
Leslie Esdaile,
Leslie E. Banks,
Leslie Banks,
Leslie Esdaile Banks and
L. A. Banks. She wrote in various genres, including
African-American literature, romance, women's fiction, crime suspense, dark fantasy/horror and non-fiction.