by Kristopher | Feb 20, 2013 | Interview
From the Booking Desk: Our guest today is Megan Abbott. She is a multiple award-winning author whose fan-base continues to grow. It was my pleasure to have the opportunity to dig a little deeper into her process and see how her mind works....
by Kristopher | Feb 11, 2013 | Bolo
From The Booking Desk: Below is the list of the nominations for this year’s Agatha Awards. Eligible nominees were published in 2012 and winners will be announced at this year’s Malice Domestic Conference to be held in Bethesda, Maryland on May 3-5, 2013. ...
by Kristopher | Feb 8, 2013 | Review
Sara J. Henry’s second novel, A Cold and Lonely Place, is an atmospheric novel which exposes the reader to the Adirondacks and surrounding areas. Henry uses her background in journalism to lend a credible verisimilitude to one reporter’s investigation into a life...
by Kristopher | Feb 6, 2013 | Interview
From The Booking Desk: We are pleased to be joined today by Sara J. Henry, author of the Troy Chance series of mysteries. Sara burst on the scene with her first book in 2011, winning awards and universal acclaim. This week marks the launch of her second novel, A...
by Kristopher | Feb 1, 2013 | Review
Say You’re Sorry is the latest novel in Michael Robotham’s series of books featuring clinical psychologist Joe O’Loughlin. This book finds Joe helping with the investigation of a present day murder that seems to have ties to a past case involving two missing girls. ...
by Kristopher | Jan 30, 2013 | Review
In 1994, Nicholas Barclay, age 13, disappeared from his hometown in Texas. In 1997, he reappeared in Spain. In 2012, Bart Layton created a documentary feature film that tells this unbelievable story. A story that reinforces the old adage that “Truth is...
by Kristopher | Jan 25, 2013 | Review
In Bury Me Deep, Megan Abbott uses a real-life crime as the springboard for her fictional story. Since there is no way to know what really happened in the actual case, this novel presents a very believable scenario for what transpired behind closed doors. Bury Me...
by Kristopher | Jan 18, 2013 | Review
Peter May is part of an ever-growing contingent of mystery writers who simply through the magic of their words are able to transport readers to a foreign location so completely as to make them believe they have actually been there. These authors include Ann Cleeves,...
by Kristopher | Jan 11, 2013 | Review
What We Saw At Night is the newest Young Adult title from Jacquelyn Mitchard and the first release from the new Soho Teen imprint. It is exciting to see Soho Press venture into the YA arena and it’s nice to see Mitchard try her hand at a mystery for teens. In...
by Kristopher | Jan 4, 2013 | Review
The Wrath of Angels is the eleventh book in John Connolly’s Charlie Parker series. In this outing, Charlie is asked to help location the wreckage of an airplane that is hidden in the woods of Maine. What follows is a mythic journey or quest novel in which various...
