by Kristopher | Nov 16, 2023 | Review
Picking up a debut novel is always an exciting gamble. Readers are hoping to discover their next favorite author at the inception of their career or a book they can confidently recommend to all their friends. When that happens, it is almost like magic. Based on...
by Kristopher | Nov 7, 2023 | Review
City of Vengeance launches D. V. Bishop’s series set in sixteenth century Florence. With this first case, his main character—Cesare Aldo—instantly joins the ranks of iconic historical crime fiction protagonists. Aldo is a former soldier and is now an officer in the...
by Kristopher | Nov 6, 2023 | Bolo
Episode Seven of my new YouTube vlog WE ARE WHAT WE READ is now available for you to enjoy. This is the first of several all UK episodes, allowing readers to hear from their favorites authors, reviewers, and fans from across the pond. On this episode, my co-host Shawn...
by Kristopher | Oct 23, 2023 | Review
Janice Hallett’s The Christmas Appeal is a holiday-themed novella that returns readers to Lower Lockwood and updates them on the goings-on with The Fairway Players roughly three years after the action of Hallett’s debut novel, The Appeal. First it must be said that...
by Kristopher | Oct 18, 2023 | underCOVER
From the Booking Desk: As a huge fan of John Copenhaver’s novels and a friend of the man himself, I am more than happy to host the cover reveal for Hall of Mirrors–the highly-anticipated sequel to The Savage Kind. Attendees at Bouchercon were given a sneak...
by Kristopher | Oct 17, 2023 | Review
You are likely thinking “Do we really need another version of Murder on the Orient Express?” And the answer to this question is yes, and maybe no. Murder on the Orient Express The Graphic Novel adapted and illustrated by Bob Al-Greene is a beautiful and...
by Kristopher | Oct 16, 2023 | Review
There is a feeling readers get when they know they are in the hands of one of their favorite consummate storytellers. It is a bond built on trust influenced by past success. So even if the current novel is quite different from what has come before, the end result of a...
by Kristopher | Oct 10, 2023 | Review
It is rare when a novel that is virtually impossible to classify succeeds on all levels, but that is exactly what Ashley Winstead accomplishes with Midnight is the Darkest Hour. This book works as a mystery, as a thriller, as a romance, as a serial killer exposé, as a...
by Kristopher | Oct 3, 2023 | Review
Eliza Clark burst onto the literary landscape with her debut novel, Boy Parts. When your first book is so full of vitality and freshness, the pressure on the follow-up must feel overwhelming; but not for Eliza Clark, she seems to take it in stride and ups her game...
by Kristopher | Oct 2, 2023 | Review
When cracking the spine of a Lori Rader-Day book, readers know they are about to embark on an emotional excursion where the precarious path is lit by a compelling central mystery that leads to a destination that is as satisfying as the journey getting there. Her...
