by Kristopher | Feb 25, 2020 | Review
If there was ever any question regarding Art Taylor’s talent in relation to short crime fiction, The Boy Detective & The Summer of ’74 and Other Tales of Suspense will put those to rest immediately. This anthology demonstrates Art Taylor’s mastery of the skills...
by Kristopher | Feb 21, 2020 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: When you have been around the crime fiction community as long as I have, you witness people come and go for various reasons. But when they return to the fold, however, it is always a moment to celebrate and pick up right where things left off....
by Kristopher | Feb 20, 2020 | Review
Kathleen Barber’s Follow Me is about an as “of the moment” crime novel as one is likely to find. It’s exploration of the perils of social media will appeal to both those who are addicted to modern connectivity trends as well as those who are justifiably wary of such...
by Kristopher | Feb 18, 2020 | Review
If you take the writings of Mary Higgins Clark, Victoria Holt, the Brontës, and Han Christian Andersen and mix them in a blender, the resulting concoction could serve as the building blocks for Carol Goodman’s oeuvre, the latest of which – The Sea of Lost Girls–...
by Kristopher | Feb 14, 2020 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: It is nice to be able to use the Composite Sketch profiles to feature people who haven’t previously been on the blog. I have been a fan of Priscilla Royal’s medieval crime novels for years now, but she and I have not yet met. That...
by Kristopher | Feb 11, 2020 | Review
From the Booking Desk: Continuing my new plan to post mini-reviews together in the hopes of creating cross-over readers in a selection of sub-genres, this week we have 4 short reviews – three historicals and a contemporary police procedural. But these books have...
by Kristopher | Feb 7, 2020 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: My respect for Verena Rose knows no bounds. Even before joining the Malice Domestic Board, I was always impressed with how professionally that convention runs – and so much of that is due to Verena’s work as the Convention Chair. As...
by Kristopher | Feb 5, 2020 | underCOVER
There are so many people in our crime fiction community that do so much for us all. When those people reach out to me asking if I can help with something, the answer is always YES. Case in point, The Malmons – Dan and Kate. They visited the blog when Killing...
by Kristopher | Feb 4, 2020 | APB
Time for another entry in this incredibly popular feature here at BOLO Books – The APB (All Points Bulletin).As always, competition for these slots was tough. Which books are generating that elusive buzz in the publishing industry? Which are books that I personally...
by Kristopher | Feb 3, 2020 | Review
Every so often the crime fiction canon welcomes a new character who is instantly iconic. There is no easy formula for making this happen; otherwise it would not be nearly as rare an occurrence as it is. In theory, it is likely some elusive combination of character...
