by Kristopher | Jun 4, 2021 | underCOVER
From the Booking Desk: I am a huge fan of Elaine Viets and her many books. I have had the distinct pleasure of moderator an event for which she was a panelist – she certainly kept me on my toes and laughing throughout. So, when Elaine asked if I would host the...
by Kristopher | Jun 1, 2021 | underCOVER
From the Booking Desk: It is no secret that I am a huge fan of Dana Cameron’s Fangborn universe. From the first short story through the novels, I have followed this unique take on supernatural storytelling with glee and wonder. When I heard that Dana was going...
by Kristopher | May 21, 2021 | Articles
From The Booking Desk: There is still time to sign up for the virtual library event being held today at 12pm (Eastern). I’ll be talking about recent crime fiction – my favorites of the year and things to look forward to this summer. Just follow the link...
by Kristopher | May 20, 2021 | Review
Photographs are virtually ubiquitous in all of our lives; we want to document those special moments – even sometimes the mundane ones – so that we can look back on them and reminisce. However, unless it is a selfie or a photograph we have taken ourselves, one rarely...
by Kristopher | May 14, 2021 | Review
It appears we are in a renaissance period for crime fiction from LGBTQ+ perspectives. It is not that these stories never existed before, but now we are witnessing the end of the days when they were deemed “special interest” or hidden away in the farthest reaches of...
by Kristopher | May 12, 2021 | underCOVER
From the Booking Desk: Alan Orloff is the author of the ITW Award-Winning Pray for the Innocent, as well as I Know Where You Sleep, Running From the Past, and more. This July he will have a new novel, I Play One On TV. Alan asked if I would do the cover reveal for...
by Kristopher | May 6, 2021 | Review
It is always astonishing that no matter how many domestic suspense novels are released, authors still find new ways into these twisted tales and inventive methods to fool the reader as to their eventual outcome. Katherine Faulkner does both – to stunning effect – in...
by Kristopher | Apr 30, 2021 | Review
One of the buzziest anthologies of the year is How to Write a Mystery from the Mystery Writers of America, edited by Lee Child with Laurie R. King. The cover calls this work a handbook and that is the perfect way to describe this now-invaluable resource. The book is...
by Kristopher | Apr 27, 2021 | Review
Experimental narratives have long been part of the literary tradition, which also means they have made their way into the crime fiction realm. Recent books like Janice Hallett’s The Appeal (told entirely via email communications) or modern classics like JJ Abram/Doug...
by Kristopher | Apr 26, 2021 | underCOVER
From the Booking Desk: I was a fan of Shadow Ridge, the first book in M. E. Browning’s Jo Wyatt mystery series, so when Micki asked me if I would be interested in hosting the cover reveal for the follow-up, you know I had to say yes. Just as with the Shadow...
