by Kristopher | Dec 29, 2016 | Review
The question of whether it is possible to really know another human being is not original or ground-breaking in any way, but with Everything You Want Me To Be, Mindy Mejia has taken this theme which recurs in many psychological suspense novels and turned it into a...
by Kristopher | Dec 22, 2016 | Review
Stalked, the latest in Elizabeth Heiter’s series featuring FBI profiler Evelyn Baine, continues an impressive run of books for the author. Evelyn is a character worthy of a series and each novel features a unique plot, while also extending the overall mythos of Evelyn...
by Kristopher | Dec 21, 2016 | Bolo
From the Booking Desk: I am often asked how I decide what to review. This is far too complicated a process for me to distill into one blog post, but in 2014 I started to post an analysis of how I obtained the books I ended up reviewing. Here is the data for 2016....
by Kristopher | Dec 16, 2016 | Review
Readers love a character they can root for. Someone they can relate to, respect, and learn from – and Claire Codella is just such a character. First appearing last year in Carrie Smith’s vastly underappreciated debut, Silent City, Codella returns this month in the...
by Kristopher | Dec 13, 2016 | underCOVER
From The Booking Desk: I’ve always wanted to post a list of my favorite covers for the year, so for 2016, I am actually doing it. These are five covers I think are simply stunning. And the books included within are not too shoddy either. And don’t forget...
by Kristopher | Dec 11, 2016 | Guest Posts
From The Booking Desk: While most bloggers are discussing their favorite books of 2016 – and certainly we are not immune to doing that as well – Dru Ann, Lesa, and I have decided to focus our attention on the future. Our most recent Triple Post below will share with...
by Kristopher | Dec 9, 2016 | Bolo
From The Booking Desk: The ladies of Jungle Red Writers have invited me to stop by the blog again today. More specifically, Roberta Isleib (Lucy Burdette) approached me about leading an online book club discussion online for them. And since I can never turn down the...
by Kristopher | Dec 8, 2016 | Guest Posts
From The Booking Desk: Catriona McPherson and I have had several conversations where we discussed the challenges with series books – both writing and reading them. Both of us do enjoy reading series books from the beginning, but we have also experienced cases...
by Kristopher | Dec 6, 2016 | Articles
From the Booking Desk: Last week, I posted the BOLO Books Top Reads of 2016 list. Each of those books would make wonderful holiday gifts for the readers in your life. But that got me to thinking about what books from 2016 these authors might suggest as highlights of...
by Kristopher | Dec 1, 2016 | Review
From the Booking Desk: I feel like a broken record, but every year I say that compiling my Top Reads list gets more and more difficult. 2016 was a stellar year for crime fiction and as such, I had to make some very difficult cuts to my final list. I could easily...
