by Kristopher | Dec 17, 2015 | underCOVER
From the Booking Desk: Anyone who follows BOLO Books knows how much I love the novels of Lisa Unger – and in particular, those that are set in the fictional town of The Hollows. In her new newsletter, Lisa reveals the cover of her soon-to-be released novella, as...
by Kristopher | Dec 11, 2015 | Review
One of the more popular sub-genres of crime fiction has always been the historical. Whether you are talking about legends like Barbara Peters and Lindsey Davis or more recent practitioners of the category such as Rhys Bowen and Susan Elia MacNeal, readers love to...
by Kristopher | Dec 4, 2015 | Bolo
From the Booking Desk: This year’s list of Top Reads was almost painful to create. Narrowing the list down was far from easy and as a result, some really great books did not make the cut. The competition was so heated that I had to increase the Top Ten to a Top...
by Kristopher | Dec 2, 2015 | Bolo
Reading Young Americans is likely a bit like actually living through the era the novel depicts – fun and flirty with an unmistakable edge to both. Josh Stallings has crafted a collection of characters you can’t help but root for and a plot that hustles across the page...
by Kristopher | Nov 27, 2015 | Review
Similar to Helen Smith’s short story from last year – called “Real Elves”– “Bryant & May and the Secret Santa” tells a holiday story set in the uniquely British local of a department store Santa’s Wonderland. “Bryant & May and the...
by Kristopher | Nov 25, 2015 | Review
Fans of crime fiction know that sometimes the criminal element of the story is the least interesting part of the reading experience. That is certainly the case with A Line of Blood by Ben McPherson. In this novel, the death at the center of the story is simply the...
by Kristopher | Nov 20, 2015 | Review
With The Searcher, Simon Toyne has launched a new series perfect for thriller fans expecting more than just car chases, gunfights, and clichéd motivations in their tomes of choice. Solomon Creed feels like a character that is at once both familiar to readers and yet...
by Kristopher | Nov 18, 2015 | Review
Gillian Flynn’s short story “What Do You Do?” first appeared in the George R.R. Martin-edited collection, Rogues. Capitalizing on her current popularity, Crown has repackaged the story as a slim stand-alone volume, now called The Grownup. Whatever you call it and...
by Kristopher | Nov 13, 2015 | Review
A novel set in a private school and featuring a cast of elite ballet students is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the term thriller. However, that is exactly what Cate Holahan has delivered with her debut novel, Dark Turns. Dark Turns is...
by Kristopher | Nov 10, 2015 | Review
The Shield Dark Circle Comics has done it again. With the release of The Shield #1, they have further demonstrated their commitment to making these older comic book characters accessible to modern readers. With a story by Adam Christopher and Chuck Wendig and art by...
