by Kristopher | Nov 19, 2019 | Review
“…sometimes when you look down at the surface of a pond, all you can see is your own reflection, not the depth of what’s on the other side.”...
by Kristopher | Nov 15, 2019 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: Gwen Florio is a wonderful writer, a fierce advocate for the crime fiction community, and has been a long-time supporter of BOLO Books. We were chatting off-line about something recently when I was inspired to offer her a slot here on the...
by Kristopher | Nov 8, 2019 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: For years, Robb Cadigan and I would meet up occasionally at crime fiction conventions or local area book signings and those chats were always highlights of those events, so when I heard that he was actually going to accomplish his dream of...
by Kristopher | Nov 5, 2019 | Bolo
From the Booking Desk: There is a wide variety of books being released today, including the list below that should have something for everyone. Lisa Jewell – The Family Upstairs (Atria, Hardcover, $27.00, 11/05/2019) BOLO Books Comments: The Family Upstairs is an...
by Kristopher | Nov 4, 2019 | Guest Posts
From the Booking Desk: I’ve been a fan of the cover designs for the Dandy Gilver books for a long time, so when Catriona McPherson asked to stop by BOLO Books for the release of the next in the series, I said yes – and asked for something about the cover...
by Kristopher | Nov 1, 2019 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: Richard Ryan has been a fan and supporter of BOLO Books for a number of years now. He often reaches out to tell me how much he enjoyed a review or a recommendation from the blog. I have covered his series of Sherlock Holmes pastiches here on the...
by Kristopher | Oct 30, 2019 | Review
Not Dead Enough is a milestone book in J. M. Redmann’s Micky Knight mystery series: book ten! Like all the other novels in the series, Not Dead Enough offers fresh character insight, a compelling mystery, and addictive pacing. If you haven’t met Micky Knight yet, this...
by Kristopher | Oct 29, 2019 | underCOVER
From the Booking Desk: When Chantelle Aimée Osman reached out to see if BOLO Books would be interested in hosting the cover reveal for a new novel coming from Agora, I was immediately on-board. I feel so passionate about the commitment to diversity that is the core...
by Kristopher | Oct 25, 2019 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: I first met Liz Milliron as Mary Lederman Sutton – not really such an unusual occurrence in a genre populated by pen-names. She has been a loyal advocate for this blog from very early on, long before the blog itself was of any benefit to...
by Kristopher | Oct 24, 2019 | underCOVER
From the Booking Desk: I was a huge fan of Alan Orloff’s Pray for the Innocent – winner for the 2019 ITW Thriller Award for Best E-Book Original – so when he approached me about hosting the cover reveal for his new novel here on BOLO Books, I was...