by Kristopher | May 8, 2018 | Review
Clare O’Donohue launches a new series with Beyond the Pale – a jet-setting spy novel firmly rooted within a domestic drama. This blending of genres makes the reading experience feel fresh and will have readers eager to travel to whichever destination may be next...
by Kristopher | May 7, 2018 | Bolo
From The Booking Desk: On Saturday, a huge crowd of people gathered to help me celebrate the fact that I am a 2018 Mystery Writers of America Raven Award recipient. Family, friends, authors, and fans from as far-flung as Chicago, New York, Williamsburg, and all...
by Kristopher | May 4, 2018 | Composite Sketch
From The Booking Desk: Reed Farrel Coleman has been a constant presence at most (all?) of the Bouchercons I have attended. Equally excellent as a panelist or a moderator, he also happens to be a heck of writer. And despite the gritty nature of his written work, he...
by Kristopher | May 3, 2018 | Articles
From the Booking Desk: This time last week, I was getting ready for the 2018 Edgar Awards Banquet where I was awarded a Raven Award from Mystery Writers of America. That same evening, the 2018 Edgar Awards were announced and I was very happy to see that many of the...
by Kristopher | May 3, 2018 | underCOVER
From the Booking Desk: BOLO Books has been fortunate to have hosted the cover reveal for several of the books in Leigh Perry’s Family Skeleton Mystery series. I have been an obsessed fan of these books from the beginning. You can find my reviews of some of the...
by Kristopher | May 2, 2018 | Review
Alex Segura has been turning out solid Miami-based PI novels for a number of years now, but with Blackout – the fourth book in the Pete Fernandez Mystery series – his cachet is about to catapult to a whole new level of appreciation. Blackout brings to fruition the...
by Kristopher | May 1, 2018 | Review
Catherine McKenzie’s The Good Liar is another one of those twisty, unreliable narrator yarns that readers cannot seem to get enough of these days. In this case, three different women have enough secrets to fuel the entire Indy 500 race and still have enough left over...
by Kristopher | Apr 30, 2018 | Bolo
From The Booking Desk: Things have been a little slower than normal around here this past week; but that certainly hasn’t been the case in my blogging life in general. Last Thursday night I was awarded the Raven Award by the Mystery Writers of America during the...
by Kristopher | Apr 27, 2018 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: I can’t think of a more appropriate person to highlight with a Composite Sketch during Edgars Week 2018. I first became acquainted with Jon through my volunteering when he was the chair of Bouchercon (he’s been involved in so many, I...
by Kristopher | Apr 24, 2018 | Review
Sydney Mackenzie Knocks ‘Em Dead is Cindy Callaghan’s latest middle grade novel and it also happens to be nominated for this year’s Agatha Award for Best Children’s/YA novel. Sydney Mackenzie is tween who aspires to be a filmmaker. All seems to be going as planned...
