by Kristopher | May 12, 2015 | Interview
From the Booking Desk: Last Friday, I ran the full BOLO Books review of Jessica Knoll’s debut novel, Luckiest Girl Alive. Today, I am pleased to welcome Jessica herself to the blog. BOLO Books: Tell us a bit about your debut novel, Luckiest Girl Alive. Jessica...
by Kristopher | May 8, 2015 | Review
Jessica Knoll’s Luckiest Girl Alive is a novel about reinvention. This debut work represents the arrival of a talented new author to the crime fiction community. Perfect for fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train, Luckiest Girl Alive is sure to be the topic of...
by Kristopher | May 7, 2015 | Interview
From The Booking Desk: If you read my recap post about the Malice Domestic convention yesterday, you no doubt noticed that I was a huge fan of the panel about Agatha Christie and the Golden Age of Mystery. Today, one of the speakers from that panel, Martin Edwards,...
by Kristopher | May 6, 2015 | Conference Recap
This past weekend was Malice Domestic 27 (2015). Before we get too much further from the date, I wanted to recap some of the highlights. If you have never been to Malice Domestic, you should certainly consider giving it a try. It is a crime fiction convention devoted...
by Kristopher | May 5, 2015 | Conference Recap
From the Booking Desk: The nominations for the 2015 Anthony Awards have been announced. Awards will be presented in six categories at the 2015 Bouchercon in Raleigh, North Carolina. Join me in congratulating all the nominees. BOLO Books has reviewed a number of these...
by Kristopher | May 1, 2015 | Review
As issue number three of The Black Hood opens, Greg Hettinger is about as low as he can get – he’s maimed, he’s a drug addict, and now he has been arrested. Just the sort of character you would expect to find in a noir comic series written by Duane Swierczynski and...
by Kristopher | Apr 28, 2015 | Review
Ann Cleeves’ first Shetland Quartet is about as perfect a mini-series as readers are going to be able to find. In the first book, Raven Black, readers are introduced to Jimmy Perez and by the end of final book, Blue Lightning, our empathy for Jimmy has been pushed to...
by Kristopher | Apr 24, 2015 | Review
Her fans have been waiting patiently and finally, Lowcountry Boneyard – the latest in the Liz Talbot series by Susan M. Boyer – is available. Reading the Liz Talbot series is like sitting in your favorite rocking chair on a wraparound porch, sipping sweet tea in the...
by Kristopher | Apr 22, 2015 | Interview
From The Booking Desk: When I heard about Jessie Chandler’s new book, Operation Stop Hate, I immediately hoped I could convince her to stop by BOLO Books to tell us a bit more about the inspiration behind this topical tale. Thankfully for all of us, Jessie...
by Kristopher | Apr 21, 2015 | Interview
From the Booking Desk: Susan Elia MacNeil very kindly asked me to stop by the Jungle Red Writers blog again. This time I’m talking about how I choose the books I read and review. If you have never been to Jungle Red Writers, please stop by this wonderful blog...
