by Kristopher | Jan 31, 2014 | Review
Beyond Belief is the second book in Helen Smith’s delightful Emily Castles mystery series. Readers are once again entertained by Emily’s investigative escapades and the unique individuals she meets on her journey to uncover the truth. Just as in the first book in the...
by Kristopher | Jan 29, 2014 | Conference Recap
From the Booking Desk: The Agatha Award nominations have been announced. Followers of BOLO Books will note that many of the books and authors covered here have been nominated. I congratulate all the contenders and wish them all the best of luck. The Agatha Awards...
by Kristopher | Jan 27, 2014 | underCOVER
From the Booking Desk: Late last week S.J. Rozan (one half of the writing team working as Sam Cabot) revealed the cover for the second book in their series. Skin of the Wolf follows on from Blood of the Lamb and is anxiously awaited by many fans of that first novel. ...
by Kristopher | Jan 24, 2014 | Review
The Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Illinois is most immediately associated with the presence of Frank Lloyd Wright designed homes and Ernest Hemingway’s birthplace, but it was also a community which strived for racial integration during the turbulent 70’s. The effects...
by Kristopher | Jan 17, 2014 | Bolo
From the Booking Desk: Just a quick message here on Friday afternoon to remind my followers that the new television movie based on V.C. Andrews’ Flowers in the Attic will air on Lifetime this Saturday night, January 18. There will also be repeat airing...
by Kristopher | Jan 17, 2014 | Review
The Hallows is a small community located in upstate New York. It is also once again the setting for the latest Lisa Unger novel, In the Blood. Unlike most series, Unger has chosen this fictional setting as the link between her books, and although some characters...
by Kristopher | Jan 16, 2014 | Review
From the Booking Desk: Last year, I reviewed the UK release of Louise Doughty’s Apple Tree Yard. I enjoyed the book so much that it then made it on to my Top Reads of 2013 list. This week, the US version of the book was released and I just wanted to remind my...
by Kristopher | Jan 15, 2014 | Review
With shows ranging from The Sopranos and The Wire to Boardwalk Empire and now True Detective, HBO has proven that they know how to choose crime-related television projects. With only the first episode, True Detective has set itself as the bar by which future shows of...
by Kristopher | Jan 14, 2014 | Interview
From The Booking Desk: The J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst created novel S. has been covered here on BOLO Books in a variety of ways. First we had a glimpse inside the book, followed by the full review of S. And let’s not forget the account of my lunch with J.J....
by Kristopher | Jan 10, 2014 | Review
From the Booking Desk: Today’s review is the second book in Joelle Charbonneau’s “The Testing” series. If you missed the review of The Testing or my interview with Joelle Charbonneau last summer, please be sure to check them out when you have...
