by Kristopher | Apr 12, 2019 | Composite Sketch
From The Booking Desk: Terry Shames is the author of the critically-acclaimed Samuel Craddock Mystery Series. She is always a delight and incredibly encouraging to other authors whenever she appears at the various crime fiction conventions we all know and love. I was...
by Kristopher | Apr 10, 2019 | Review
Alafair Burke’s knowledge of the legal system is a result of years steeped within that world – first as a law student, then a lawyer, and currently as a law professor and occasional media pundit – so it should come as no surprise that her crime fiction work has...
by Kristopher | Apr 9, 2019 | Bolo
From The Booking Desk: If you stopped by yesterday, you hopefully read the guest post from Catriona McPherson. Her book is included on this week’s BOLO report along with a number of other excellent reads. Rachel Howzell Hall – They All Fall Down (Forge,...
by Kristopher | Apr 8, 2019 | Guest Posts
Don’t tell Catriona, but anytime she asks to be on BOLO Books, the answer will always be yes. This delightful author has been here several times already and you probably remember that Catriona was my extra special 50th Composite Sketch (which reminds me that the...
by Kristopher | Apr 5, 2019 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: The first time I heard the name Cheryl A. Head was in early 2018 from Greg Herren who mentioned that this author was going to attend her first Malice Domestic. Knowing that I was interested in LGBTQ+ crime fiction and that I lived in the DC...
by Kristopher | Apr 4, 2019 | Review
Trying to find a unique setting that has never been explored before for a crime fiction novel can be a daunting task; at times it seems that every possible permutation of location + crime has been attempted. But then along comes Hanna Jameson to prove with her novel...
by Kristopher | Apr 3, 2019 | Articles
From the Booking Desk: Today, I am thrilled to host the cover review for Erica Wright’s first stand-alone novel – Famous in Cedarville. If you don’t know Erica, she is the author of the acclaimed Kat Stone series and you really should give them a...
by Kristopher | Apr 2, 2019 | Review
Sarah and Patrick Walker have purchased a Victorian house located in a beachside community in Wales. They have extended themselves financially to obtain this dream for their family. Despite the fact that to most of the population, this building will always be the...
by Kristopher | Apr 1, 2019 | Bolo
From the Booking Desk: I have been focused on preparing for moderating the Best Contemporary Agatha Award Nominee panel at this year’s Malice Domestic, so this week we have three books that I haven’t yet read, but I think you will agree that they all...
by Kristopher | Mar 29, 2019 | Composite Sketch
From The Booking Desk: Tracee de Hahn and I were seated next to each other at an evening dinner during last year’s Malice Domestic, so naturally we struck up a conversation and discovered that we shared similar opinions on the myriad of topics we managed to...
