by Kristopher | Aug 14, 2015 | Review
Last year, Sarah Hilary burst into the arena of crime fiction with her excellent debut novel, Someone Else’s Skin. People certainly noticed and quickly the critical acclaim and award wins began to pile up. Now with the release of her second novel in the Detective...
by Kristopher | Aug 13, 2015 | Review
Anyone who has read Karin Slaughter’s work knows that she rarely pulls any punches. Writing some of the most intense and realistic crime fiction out there, it will come as no surprise that her latest short story, “Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes” follows this same formula....
by Kristopher | Aug 6, 2015 | Review
As Chief Inspector for the Sûreté du Québec, Armand Gamache has been instrumental is bringing to justice various criminals who put at risk what Gamache loved most – both personally and nationally. However, now in retirement, Gamache is called upon to unearth secrets...
by Kristopher | Aug 5, 2015 | Review
Cracking the cover on a Sophie Hannah book is like diving into a jigsaw puzzle without the benefit of a photograph showing the desired final image. Every one of her novels has been original, addictive, and above all, unpredictable. Sophie Hannah’s latest novel, A Game...
by Kristopher | Aug 4, 2015 | Interview
From the Booking Desk: Please join me in welcoming Paul Cleave to BOLO Books. Paul has written a series of loosely connected novels set in New Zealand and today marks the publication of his new stand-alone novel, Trust No One. Read on to find out how Paul organized...
by Kristopher | Jul 31, 2015 | Review
Heartfelt and thriller are not two terms that readers expect to see joined together to describe a new novel, but that is exactly what Paul Cleave’s new book, Trust No One is – a heartfelt thriller. In this stand-alone novel, Paul Cleave has created a conceit that is...
by Kristopher | Jul 28, 2015 | Review
From the Booking Desk: Followers of BOLO Books know that I will occasionally review a book when it is released in the UK. This is typically because I can’t wait to read the book and with Internet-commerce today, it’s easy enough for readers to obtain a...
by Kristopher | Jul 24, 2015 | Review
In Mary Kubica’s sophomore novel, Pretty Baby, the voices of a trio of narrators blend and clash to tell the story of three broken individuals trying to make themselves whole again. Readers who sampled Kubica’s debut novel, The Good Girl, already know that she is a...
by Kristopher | Jul 22, 2015 | Bolo
From the Booking Desk: I rarely review cozy mysteries here on BOLO Books – not because I don’t read them or because they are not good, but mainly because my friend and book-blogging colleague Dru Ann Love does such an exceptional job highlighting this genre. That...
by Kristopher | Jul 17, 2015 | Review
Reading books about the abduction and murder of children is never easy, but in her new book, First One Missing, Tammy Cohen presents one of the most harrowing reads of the year. What is truly remarkable is that she does it without the graphic violence so prevalent in...
