by Kristopher | Oct 14, 2014 | Review
Charlie Parker has been searching for the “root of all evil” for eleven books now. Book number twelve, The Wolf in Winter, will be out later this month in the US (it’s already available overseas) and once again, Charlie and his gang of misfits are faced with...
by Kristopher | Oct 13, 2014 | Conference Recap
From The Booking Desk: This is the first of four blog posts I’m calling Countdown to Bouchercon. How to Prep for Bouchercon 101 1. Obviously, the first thing to do is to register for the conference and book your hotel room. There is certainly still time to...
by Kristopher | Oct 10, 2014 | Bolo
It is a universal law that you can’t hide anything from your mother. Some sixth sense exists in all mothers which allows them to hone in on the very details you are trying to obfuscate. So, when readers pick up Susan O’Brien’s debut novel, Finding Sky, it will not...
by Kristopher | Oct 8, 2014 | Review
The professional marriage between Gillian Flynn and David Fincher works so much more effectively than the actual marriage of Nick and Amy Dunne, as depicted in the new film version of the mega-successful novel, Gone Girl. Gillian Flynn and David Fincher have come...
by Kristopher | Oct 5, 2014 | Review
When you go to Broadway to see a David Mamet play, you know to expect lightning fast dialogue and a plot filled with social commentary. When you go to see a Sondheim musical, you know you are going to experience complex lyrics and some overarching theme about human...
by Kristopher | Oct 2, 2014 | Review
Somewhere around the third book in a series, things start to grow comfortable for both the author and the reader. Authors know that they have a loyal audience and have a sense of what it is they are trying to accomplish with the novels. Readers, on the other hand,...
by Kristopher | Oct 1, 2014 | Review
Years from now, people will still be arguing over the Agatha Christie Estate’s decision to authorize the writing of a new Hercule Poirot novel, but regardless of your stance on that choice, what really matters in the end is the quality of the work. In the case of The...
by Kristopher | Sep 30, 2014 | Ricochet
From The Booking Desk: September was a great month here at BOLO Books. Thanks for stopping by again. Check out all the great Fall books, some interesting interviews, and more. Reviews (alphabetical by Title) Broken Monsters Made For You Rage Against The...
by Kristopher | Sep 26, 2014 | Review
From the Booking Desk: Bouchercon 2014 in Long Beach is roughly a month and a half away. Since the Anthony Awards will be presented at the conference, I thought it might be a good idea to re-run my reviews of those nominated titles which have been highlighted here on...
by Kristopher | Sep 24, 2014 | Interview
From The Booking Desk: Yesterday, I ran my much buzzed about review of Caroline Kepnes’ debut novel, You. Today, I am pleased to present to you, the author herself. If the review didn’t convince you that you need to read this book, I am pretty sure that...
