by Kristopher | Sep 13, 2019 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: Few writers burst onto the scene as triumphantly as Kristen Lepionka did. Even before her debut novel was out, it was generating some serious buzz and the release of it and subsequent novels in the series did nothing to quiet things down....
by Kristopher | Sep 11, 2019 | Bolo
From the Booking Desk: The BOLO report this week is a little late, but that is because I had to get some reviews up and finish reading a few things. Rest assured, there are books for you to pick up this week at your local store – including Margaret...
by Kristopher | Sep 10, 2019 | Review
Violent crime in Iceland is an extremely rare thing, so you can imagine the challenge this poses for crime fiction writers wanting to use the country as a setting for their work. Fortunately, plenty of talented Icelanders have managed to navigate this difficulty in...
by Kristopher | Sep 9, 2019 | Review
The last few years have seen a call to action on the diversity front within the crime fiction community. Since change such as this must start at the top in order to be successful, the announcement that Polis Books – a highly respected independent book publisher –...
by Kristopher | Sep 6, 2019 | underCOVER
From the Booking Desk: Crime Travel is a short story anthology containing stories with a time travel theme. The anthology is edited by award-winning short story writer extraordinaire Barb Goffman and contains a who’s who of your favorite crime fiction authors. I...
by Kristopher | Sep 6, 2019 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: Meeting Alex Marwood when she traveled to the States for her first Bouchercon was such a joy, I can’t really even put it into words. This was before she made a huge splash with The Wicked Girls — by coincidence the ebook version of...
by Kristopher | Sep 5, 2019 | Review
Crime fiction has a long tradition of embracing the outsider, largely because those excluded – by their very nature of being able to observe free of oversight – are often in a prime position to recognize troubling behavior and potential issues without exposure. With...
by Kristopher | Aug 30, 2019 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: If you need a vacation and don’t have the time or money, just pick up a book from C. Michele Dorsey and off you will go to a beautiful island setting…just be prepared for the occasional dead body. C. Michele is one of those folks you...
by Kristopher | Aug 27, 2019 | Review
Little Comfort, the debut novel from Edwin Hill received much critical acclaim, heralding a new talent on the crime fiction scene. With the release of the follow, The Missing Ones, Hill confirms that this was no fluke and readers should prepare for a long run of...
by Kristopher | Aug 26, 2019 | Conference Recap
From the Booking Desk: Last night I attended the first ever Northern Virginia Noir at the Bar. It was held at Busboys & Poets in Shirlington Village and was also co-sponsored by Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. The venue could not have been any more perfect for an...
