by Kristopher | Jun 14, 2023 | Review
Many of the reviews praising The Anatomy of Desire—the debut novel from the writing team calling themselves L. R. Dorn—acknowledged the innovation built into the very structure of that deep-dive psychological portrait of a crime, so it will be no surprise to readers...
by Kristopher | Jun 13, 2023 | underCOVER
From the Booking Desk: I have been a fan of both LynDee Walker and Bruce Robert Coffin for a very long time–both as authors and as people. It would be a struggle to find two nicer individuals, completely free of drama, within our crime fiction community. They...
by Kristopher | Jun 12, 2023 | underCOVER
From the Booking Desk: I first met Kristin Kisska on the crime fiction convention circuit. We immediately hit it off and she invited my good friend (and now co-author) Dru Ann Love and I to present our DOs and DON’Ts OF WORKING WITH BOOK BLOGGERS lecture to her...
by Kristopher | Jun 9, 2023 | Bolo
If you follow me on social media, you have no doubt heard about my new initiative, We Are What We Read, so I am excited to tell you that the inaugural episode is available now. Over the next 12 months, 8 members of our crime fiction family (new folks each month) will...
by Kristopher | Jun 8, 2023 | Review
When the pandemic hit, readers wondered how that would be incorporated into their favorite long-running contemporary crime fiction series. And while it may seem slightly odd, some extremely devoted fans even found themselves wondering how their favorite characters...
by Kristopher | Jun 7, 2023 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: I first met Sarah M Chen when she co-edited two unique anthologies with E. A. Aymar and we did some promotion on the blog. Those volumes–The Night of Flood and The Swamp Killers–are both still favorites of mine and well worth picking...
by Kristopher | Jun 5, 2023 | Bolo
From the Booking Desk: Catching up with Neil Plakcy at the various crime fiction conventions each year is always a delight. When he told me at Malice Domestic this year that he would be releasing the thirteenth book in his Mahu Investigations series featuring fan...
by Kristopher | Jun 2, 2023 | Review
There is something undeniable about the thrill of discovering an impressive new author with their debut novel, knowing that you are about to start an extended journey with this individual that could potentially span years. Readers will have that feeling when they pick...
by Kristopher | May 31, 2023 | underCOVER
From the Booking Desk: Alan Orloff graciously agreed to be one of my first guest on WE ARE WHAT WE READ, so when he asked me if I would be interested in hosting the cover reveal for his new novel (coming in October from Level Best Books), I quickly said yes....
by Kristopher | May 30, 2023 | Review
Ivy Pochoda is not as prolific as many of her contemporaries in crime fiction, but she is arguably one of the most unique and distinctive voices in the genre. Case in point, her new novel Sing Her Down is a compact (288 pages), tightly wound juggernaut of a narrative...
