About

Name: Lesa Holstine
Weblog: lesasbookcritiques.blogspot.com
Articles: 26
First Published: Thursday, October 18, 2007
Last Published: Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Writer Bio
Lesa Holstine is a library manager in Glendale, AZ. She reviews a little of anything, with an emphasis on crime fiction and popular fiction.
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Currently listing articles 26-1:
  1. Book Review: When We Get to Surf City - A Journey Through America in Pursuit of Rock and Roll, Friendship, and Dreams by Bob Greene

    — A nostalgic journey into the life of a 1960s rock and roll touring band.

    REVIEW in Books on May 07, 2008

  2. Book Review: The Prince of Frogtown by Rick Bragg

    — A heartbreaking conclusion to Rick Bragg's family trilogy.

    REVIEW in Books on April 28, 2008

  3. Book Review: A Pale Horse by Charles Todd

    — A powerful mystery of guilt, and of knowledge of the past.

    REVIEW in Books on April 13, 2008

  4. Book Review: Death Will Get You Sober by Elizabeth Zelvin

    — A debut mystery, Death Will Get You Sober brilliantly captures the world of alcoholism and recovery.

    REVIEW in Books on April 12, 2008

  5. Book Review: Bulls Island by Dorothea Benton Frank

    — Dorothea Benton Frank returns readers to her beloved South Carolina for a lush story of love lost and found.

    REVIEW in Books on March 26, 2008

  6. Book Review: Charm City by Laura Lippman

    — A look back at a private investigator's career.

    REVIEW in Books on March 25, 2008

  7. Book Review: Baby Shark's High Plains Redemption by Robert Fate

    — Baby Shark returns in a violent, action-packed crime novel. It's hard to hold back cheers for Kristin Van Dijk.

    REVIEW in Books on March 13, 2008

  8. Book Review: Desert Cut by Betty Webb

    — In a mystery that reveals horrifying, hidden truths, Betty Webb paints a picture of Arizona with a violent past and, at times, a violent present.

    REVIEW in Books on March 02, 2008

  9. Book Review: It's Not a Glass Ceiling, It's a Sticky Floor by Rebecca Shambaugh

    — Learn about yourself, and learn to be yourself: A must-read for working women.

    REVIEW in Books on February 24, 2008

  10. Book Review: Knee High by the Fourth of July by Jess Lourey

    — Looking for a fun hometown mystery, with a little sexual innuendo? Try the latest Murder-By-Month Mystery.

    REVIEW in Books on February 16, 2008

  11. Book Review: Four Wives by Wendy Walker

    — Four stereotypical bored wealthy housewives fake a little sincerity.

    REVIEW in Books on January 30, 2008

  12. Book Review: The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan

    — This memoir of one year in the life of a cancer patient is also the story of a daughter's love for her father.

    REVIEW in Books on January 21, 2008

  13. Book Review: Killer Year edited by Lee Child

    — A killer collection of crime stories by hot new authors.

    REVIEW in Books on January 15, 2008

  14. Book Review: The Fault Tree by Louise Ure

    — This is already one of the best mysteries of the year.

    REVIEW in Books on January 09, 2008

  15. Book Review: Blood of the Wicked by Leighton Gage

    — Brazil's brutal world comes alive in a debut mystery.

    REVIEW in Books on January 06, 2008

  16. Book Review: The Sisters Grimm - The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley

    — Al Roker's perfect book choice for young readers looking for fast-paced excitement.

    REVIEW in Books on January 05, 2008

  17. Book Review: Halloween in Oz: Dorothy Returns by Leo Moser and Carol Nelson

    — Return to Oz in this marvelous sequel.

    REVIEW in Books on January 01, 2008

  18. Book Review: Entertaining at the White House with Nancy Reagan by Peter Schifando and J. Jonathan Joseph

    — White House entertaining has an important role in history. This gorgeous book illustrates that role.

    REVIEW in Books on December 25, 2007

  19. Book Review: Cotillion by Georgette Heyer

    — The Queen of Regency romances is back!

    REVIEW in Books on December 24, 2007

  20. Book Review: Brutus' Journey Through The Buckeye State by Aimee Aryal

    — The perfect present for Ohio State fans.

    REVIEW in Books on December 04, 2007

  21. Book Review: Boom! Voices of the Sixties Personal Reflections on the '60s and Today by Tom Brokaw

    — The Sixties exploded onto the United States, and the repercussions of those years are still being felt, as shown in Tom Brokaw's new book.

    REVIEW in Books on November 21, 2007

  22. Book Review: The Tree Nobody Wanted by Tom McCann

    — A sentimental Christmas story with a message of the power of love to bring a miracle to life.

    REVIEW in Books on November 13, 2007

  23. Book Review: Where Angels Go by Debbie Macomber

    — Shirley, Goodness and Mercy, Macomber's popular angels, return in her latest bestseller.

    REVIEW in Books on November 03, 2007

  24. Book Reviews: What Don't You Know? The Book of General Ignorance and The Greatest Presidential Stories Never Told

    — Do you know what you don't know? Two recent books will allow you to explore your own misconceptions about the world.

    REVIEW in Books on October 28, 2007

  25. Book Review: The Drop Edge of Yonder by Donis Casey

    — When murder hits an Oklahoma farm family, a sweltering August becomes even hotter.

    REVIEW in Books on October 20, 2007

  26. Book Review: Soldier's Heart by Elizabeth D. Samet

    — When a civilian professor teaches literature at West Point, she and her students discover their own idealism.

    REVIEW in Books on October 18, 2007

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