by Kristopher | Nov 4, 2016 | Bolo
The plot of Suzanne Chazin’s No Witness But the Moon tackles two of the most pressing issues facing society today – police-involved shootings and immigration. By weaving these two topics together, Chazin highlights the interconnectedness of all people and how...
by Kristopher | Nov 2, 2016 | Review
“The past is the father of the present.” This quote by Hercule Poirot from Agatha Christie’s Hallowe’en Party is just one example of the many pearls of wisdom to be found in Little Grey Cells – The Quotable Poirot. This stylish little book is a treasure-trove packed...
by Kristopher | Oct 28, 2016 | Review
Neil S. Plakcy’s The Next One Will Kill You is best described as exhilarating, escapist entertainment. The novel’s exciting and fun nature generates from the fact that it never takes itself too seriously and the fact that Plakcy manages to avoid allowing the players...
by Kristopher | Oct 27, 2016 | Review
Set Free is the latest novel from Canadian-based crime fiction author Anthony Bidulka. As with much of his work, Set Free shows Bidulka’s love of travel and exotic locales. Set Free opens with Jaspar Wills’ arrival in Marrakech after he has left his previous life...
by Kristopher | Oct 26, 2016 | Review
This year has seen a plethora of outstanding short story anthologies. Already this year, BOLO Books has covered Echoes of Sherlock Holmes, Blood On the Bayou, and Storm Warning – with a few others still to come, including today’s choice. Sunshine Noir is edited by...
by Kristopher | Oct 25, 2016 | Bolo
From the Booking Desk: On Saturday, October 22, Thomas Mullen spoke to a gathering of readers at Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC. For those that might have missed the BOLO Books review of Darktown, you can find that here. Thomas Mullen opened the event...
by Kristopher | Oct 21, 2016 | Review
Most crime fiction readers are aware that Hank Phillippi Ryan came to fiction writing by way of her highly successful investigative reporting career on Boston television, so it should be no surprise that her novels often feature hot-button topics which affect and...
by Kristopher | Oct 18, 2016 | Review
The Times Square of the Nineteen-Eighties looked vastly different to the family wonderland found in New York City today. Often described as a den of depravity, there is little doubt that at the time it was a sketchy and seedy place, but it was also a place populated...
by Kristopher | Oct 14, 2016 | Review
Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger have once again edited a volume of stories aimed at expanding the Sherlock Holmes multiverse. As always, these two have gathered a stellar cast of writers for their new anthology, Echoes of Sherlock Holmes. This time out, the...
by Kristopher | Oct 7, 2016 | Review
Domestic suspense continues to be an increasingly popular sub-genre of crime fiction, rife with variations on the theme of danger lurking in the most unexpected, yet commonplace, locations. The Vanishing Year by Kate Moretti is one of the most recent examples and one...
