by Kristopher | May 8, 2013 | Conference Recap
From the Booking Desk: Yes, it is that time! Below is the list of nominations for the 2013 Anthony Awards. Winners will be announced, as usual, at this year’s Bouchercon convention (in Albany, NY) Congrats to all the nominees. See you all in Albany!...
by Kristopher | May 5, 2013 | Conference Recap
From The Booking Desk: Below is the list of winners (and other nominees) for this year’s Agatha Awards. Winners are listed in bold. Awards were announced at this year’s Malice Domestic Conference held in Bethesda, Maryland on May 3-5, 2013. Scheduling Update: ...
by Kristopher | May 3, 2013 | Review
Since he published his first novel, Delirious, Daniel Palmer has been garnering acclaim from critics and loyalty from fans. Now with the publication of his third stand-alone thriller, Stolen, he is poised to receive his best reviews yet. Stolen is very much a book of...
by Kristopher | May 2, 2013 | Interview
From the Booking Desk: BOLOBooks is pleased to welcome Joanna Campbell Slan to the blog today. Read on to see what an eclectic writing career Joanna has had. Then head out to your favorite book store and pick up some of her titles. You won’t be sorry....
by Kristopher | May 1, 2013 | Review
To most of us, Botswana seems like an exotic and distant place, full of unfamiliar customs and strange beliefs. The writing team of Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip (writing as Michael Stanley) set out to change that a number of years ago with their mystery series...
by Kristopher | Apr 26, 2013 | Review
Susanna Calkins debut novel is a captivating historical mystery which documents A Murder at Rosamund’s Gate. Set in seventeenth-century London, the novel tells the story of Lucy Campion, a chambermaid turned amateur sleuth, as she struggles to find her place in...
by Kristopher | Apr 19, 2013 | Bolo
April brings the release of Fangs Out, by David Freed. No, this is not the next book in the sparkling vampire trend that has swept the nation. Fangs Out is the second novel in David Freed’s Cordell Logan mystery series. While there are indeed dead bodies, I can...
by Kristopher | Apr 17, 2013 | Articles
From the Booking Desk: I was very sad to read this morning that A.S.A. Harrison, the author of the forthcoming The Silent Wife, has passed away. While the cause of death has not been mentioned, the Toronto Star has a brief article on A.S.A. Harrison. The Silent Wife...
by Kristopher | Apr 12, 2013 | Review
The married writing duo of Nicci Gerrard and Sean French, publishing under the pseudonym Nicci French, have written many books together including the Frieda Klein mystery series. The first book in that series is called Blue Monday and was released in the US in 2012....
by Kristopher | Apr 5, 2013 | Review
Hallie Ephron has just released her newest stand-alone novel, There Was An Old Woman. While the cover assures readers that this is a suspense novel, they will quickly realize that the suspense here is a slow-boil. This is in no way meant to be a negative, as what...
