by Kristopher | Mar 28, 2014 | Review
Sophie Hannah recently wrote a novella for horror imprint, Hammer Arrow. That novella, The Orphan Choir, owes much to prior ghost stories like Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw and Susan Hill’s The Women in White; but what makes it really stand out is one other work...
by Kristopher | Mar 21, 2014 | Review
It has become a bit of a cliché to say that a series just keeps getting better with the release of each new book, but in the case of Michael Robotham’s Joseph O’Loughlin mystery series, it also happens to be completely true. Certainly, this has a lot to do with the...
by Kristopher | Mar 14, 2014 | Review
There are certain books in which setting and character share equal billing in terms of importance. Lisa Alber’s debut novel, Kilmoon, is just such a novel. The reader is clued into this right from the book jacket. Kilmoon is given the subtitle of A County Clare...
by Kristopher | Mar 12, 2014 | Interview
From the Booking Desk: I first “met” Lisa Alber via the comments section on the Jungle Red Writers blog. Those that follow BOLO Books know that I frequent that wonderful site run by a great collection of female authors. I was even asked by Hank Phillippi...
by Kristopher | Mar 7, 2014 | Review
When Natasha Wainwright’s college friend decides to come over from the United States for a visit, Natasha has no idea her life is about to experience a total upheaval. Eve Dalladay’s trip may have started as an innocent holiday designed to rekindle a past friendship,...
by Kristopher | Mar 5, 2014 | Bolo
From the Booking Desk: Back in October of 2013, I helped to announce the upcoming release of a collection of new “Sookie Stackhouse” stories from Audible (edited by Charlaine Harris & Toni L. P. Kelner). Today, I am happy to show you the cover for the...