by Kristopher | Jul 31, 2018 | Review
Fans of Lori Rader-Day need know nothing more than that she wrote the book to rush out to buy it, but that does not mean this isn’t still worth saying: Under a Dark Sky is her best novel yet; and it should be the book that makes the hold-outs understand what we...
by Kristopher | Jul 30, 2018 | Bolo
From The Booking Desk: Panel assignments have gone out for Bouchercon, so excitement for this year’s convention in St. Petersburg in growing. Here are a few new books to keep you occupied in the meantime....
by Kristopher | Jul 27, 2018 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: I first met Carrie Smith when she approached me after I participated in a “Readers Recommend” panel at Bouchercon. She said that she listened to the panel discussion carefully and that she thought I just might be the perfect reader...
by Kristopher | Jul 25, 2018 | Review
A Gathering of Secrets is the tenth full-length novel in Linda Castillo’s now classic Kate Burkholder series. Castillo continues to impress with the way she is able to merge Amish life with realistic criminal activity. Many outsiders – or Englishers, as they would...
by Kristopher | Jul 23, 2018 | Bolo
From The Booking Desk: We have a trio of domestic suspense titles this week. In a break from the norm, I have not yet read any of these books, but two of the authors are consistently excellent and the other is a buzz-worthy newcomer, so I feel confident in...
by Kristopher | Jul 20, 2018 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: As a reader, I am pre-programmed to always look to step into someone else’s shoes via literature, but there are those inevitable times when I hope to see reflections of myself in the books I am reading as well. Crime fiction has a decent...
by Kristopher | Jul 18, 2018 | Review
Fans of Victorian Literature – particularly that of the Brontë sisters – will find much to admire in Sophia Tobin’s The Vanishing. It would be hard to imagine the existence of a newly-written work that so effortlessly emulates the stylings of novels from that period....
by Kristopher | Jul 17, 2018 | Review
British actress Catherine Steadman (from Downton Abbey and more) dives into the murky waters of thriller writing with her debut novel, Something in the Water. When Erin’s husband Mark loses his job, she suggests that they need an escape. Rather than cancel their...
by Kristopher | Jul 16, 2018 | Bolo
From The Booking Desk: Based on my earlier reviews, I am hoping that you have already pre-ordered some of this week’s releases, because there are many stellar books on this list – both ones you have heard about before and new mentions that also must be...
by Kristopher | Jul 13, 2018 | Composite Sketch
From The Booking Desk: I actually first “met” Marjorie Tucker on a discussion board completely unrelated to crime fiction. Both she and I are devoted fans of Broadway and we posted regularly on a theater discussion board that was extremely popular at the...
