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Lesa Holstine

Evansville
As seen in: Library Journal, Glendale Daily Planet
Book reviewer, Library Journal mystery columnist, book blogger & librarian. My blog is www.lesasbookcritiques.com
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Read-Alikes for ‘The Impossible Fortune’ by Richard Osman | LibraryReads

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By Tristan Draper, Liz French Verified, Lesa Holstine, Linda Quinn
| Library Journal Verified
The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman (Viking: Pamela Dorman; LJ starred review) is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book. After 2023’s The Last Devil To Die, Osman’s retirement home sleuths are back. Ibrahim, Ron, Elizabeth, and Joyce are attending the wedding of Joanna, Joyce’s daughter, when the best man, Nick, approaches Elizabeth. Someone placed a bomb under his car; could she and her elder crew help?
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Read-Alikes for ‘25 Alive’ by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro | LibraryReads

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By Lesa Holstine, Janet Makoujy, Annabelle Mortensen
| Library Journal Verified
25 Alive by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown) is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.
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'The Wolf Tree' by Laura McCluskey | Mystery Debut of the Month

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By Lesa Holstine
| Library Journal Verified
McCluskey’s gripping debut features an isolated island with a brooding, storm-tossed atmosphere, reminiscent of Ann Cleeves’s “Shetland Island” mysteries. The violence and collusion lead to a shocking conclusion. ★McCluskey, Laura. The Wolf Tree. Putnam. Feb. 2025. 336p. ISBN 9780593852545. $30. M DEBUT Glasgow DI Georgina “George” Lennox and her partner, DI Richie Stewart, are sent to investigate a death in an isolated community on the barren rocky island Eilean Eadar.
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