by Kristopher | Sep 23, 2014 | Review
Ideally, reading a novel will be an engaging and engrossing experience – an escape from the real world, and yet, still a stimulating reflection upon that world. It is less common, but even more thrilling, to discover a book that becomes all-consuming – a book that...
by Kristopher | Sep 19, 2014 | Review
Last year, Becky Masterman released her debut thriller – Rage Against the Dying. Since then, praise and award-nominations have flourished for this novel which features an unusual heroine, a gritty plot, and a deep understanding of human nature – not to mention, a few...
by Kristopher | Sep 17, 2014 | Conference Recap
From the Booking Desk: Last night, I attended my first event at Virginia’s Fall for the Book festival. This is a yearly week-long festival which takes place primarily on the campus of George Mason University. Since it is quite a commute for weekday travel, I...
by Kristopher | Sep 13, 2014 | Conference Recap
From the Booking Desk: The full schedule for Bouchercon 2014 in Long Beach has not yet been revealed, however, we have been given leave to discuss our individual panels at this time. I am very happy that I was asked to moderate a panel at this year’s conference....
by Kristopher | Sep 11, 2014 | Review
Last year, Lauren Beukes burst onto the playing field of crime fiction with her novel, The Shining Girls. While that work was by no means her debut, it was the first that could be classified (predominantly) as a tale of crime – in that book’s case, the story of a...
by Kristopher | Sep 9, 2014 | Interview
From the Booking Desk: I’m going to go a bit fanboy here for a moment and try not to hyperventilate. Today, I am very pleased to welcome Melissa Marr to BOLO Books. I have loved Melissa’s work since she first released Wicked Lovely some time ago. I have...
by Kristopher | Sep 5, 2014 | Review
Near the beginning of Melissa Marr’s new novel, Made For You, Eva Tilling wakes up after being the victim in a pedestrian-involved hit-and-run accident only to find that she suddenly has a new ability – an ability which is much more of a curse than it is a gift....
by Kristopher | Sep 4, 2014 | Ricochet
From the Booking Desk: Today, I am starting a new feature on the blog. At the request of several followers, I have decided to implement a monthly recap post, which will list all of the reviews and interviews posted to the blog during the previous month. Since the...
by Kristopher | Sep 3, 2014 | Bolo
The Skeleton Takes a Bow is the second book in Leigh Perry’s Family Skeleton series. As with the first book released last year (A Skeleton in the Family), this new paperback original is a light-hearted cozy style mystery with slight paranormal overtones (ie. Sid the...
by Kristopher | Aug 29, 2014 | Review
If you live in an apartment, condominium, townhouse, duplex or any other multi-family dwelling, you may want to think twice before reading the new Alex Marwood novel, The Killer Next Door. That said, if you don’t read it, you will be missing out on a hell of a story....
