by Kristopher | Mar 30, 2017 | Review
Ragdoll is Daniel Cole’s debut novel. From the description, it sounds like another gruesome serial killer novel designed to shock reader’s sensibilities. Please know this couldn’t be further from the reality. Daniel Cole has launched his writing career with a creative...
by Kristopher | Mar 28, 2017 | Review
The dense relationship between Rebekah Roberts and Saul Katz has been one of the cornerstones of Julia Dahl’s series of mystery novels set in and around the Hasidic community of Brooklyn, New York. Through all of their highs and lows, Saul has always been important to...
by Kristopher | Mar 24, 2017 | Review
For a woman who cannot be herself, Anna Winger is certainly skilled at knowing about other people from the barest of evidence – all it takes is their handwriting. This simple fact only scratches the surface of the complex lead character in Lori Rader-Day’s...
by Kristopher | Mar 23, 2017 | Interview
From the Booking Desk: I am thrilled to welcome Becky Masterman to the blog today. She is the author of the Brigid Quinn series and if you haven’t yet met Brigid, please do yourself a favor and get a hold of these books. The BOLO Books reviews of Rage Against...
by Kristopher | Mar 22, 2017 | Conference Recap
From the Booking Desk: The panel schedule for Malice Domestic 29 in Bethesda, Maryland (April 28-30, 2017) has been announced. As always, there are plenty of wonderful events throughout the weekend to satisfy any crime fiction fanatic. You can find the full schedule...
by Kristopher | Mar 22, 2017 | Review
Sometimes with a series, the author is comfortable giving readers “the same, but different” with each new book release and that is often satisfying. However, with a character as unique as Brigid Quinn, it is fitting that Becky Masterman does not follow that mold. With...
by Kristopher | Mar 21, 2017 | Review
Media scrutiny is at an all time high. It seems that no matter where one turns, there is controversy, distrust, and scandal involving our news agencies. Of course, none of this is really “new,” but in our social climate, it seems that everyone suddenly has...
by Kristopher | Mar 20, 2017 | Review
There are few novels as worthy of being called EPIC as those that make up The Natchez Burning Trilogy. What Greg Iles has crafted in this series likely won’t be fully realized until years down the road. The scope of these three novels is bewildering and a true...
by Kristopher | Mar 17, 2017 | Interview
From the Booking Desk: Yesterday, I posted my review of Yrsa Sigurdardóttir’s new series debut, The Legacy. Today, I am happy to welcome her to BOLO Books for some deeper discussion of this new novel, translations, how the Paleo diet is like a ghost, and the...
by Kristopher | Mar 16, 2017 | Review
Readers of series crime fiction know that typically the linkage between books resides with the characters, so when an author tries something different, it does tend to get noticed. In her new series debut, Yrsa Sigurdardóttir centers the series around an institution –...
