by Kristopher | Mar 12, 2018 | Bolo
From The Booking Desk: It’s quite an eclectic list of new releases this week; there literally is something for everyone. We may have lost an hour this past week (it’s Daylight Saving Time here in the US), but publishing is not slowing down....
by Kristopher | Mar 9, 2018 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: Debra Goldstein and I first became acquainted via her role as Monitoring Project Liaison for Sisters in Crime. In 2016, I was asked to contribute to this “counting project” which looks at the volume of crime fiction reviews published...
by Kristopher | Mar 8, 2018 | Articles
From the Booking Desk: Angel Luis Colón has been a long-time fan and supporter of BOLO Books, so when he approached me to ask if I would be willing to host the cover reveal for his latest novel, I was more than happy to oblige. Pull & Pray is the follow-up...
by Kristopher | Mar 7, 2018 | Review
Come and Find Me is the fifth book in Sarah Hilary’s excellent and vastly under-rated mystery series. Like the others that precede it, this new novel puts DI Marnie Rome and her partner, Noah Jake, through the ringer – both emotionally and physically. However, as...
by Kristopher | Mar 6, 2018 | Guest Posts
From the Booking Desk: Elaine Viets is one of my favorite people in the mystery community. With multiple series under her belt, she has something to please every type of crime fiction reader. Her stories about the various jobs she has held in the name of research are...
by Kristopher | Mar 5, 2018 | Bolo
From The Booking Desk: This morning, we are all waking up from an excellent Academy Award show. Congratulations to all the winners, but I want to give a special shout out to Call Me By Your Name (and James Ivory) for winning in the Adapted Screenplay category. The...
by Kristopher | Mar 2, 2018 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: I first “met” Edith Maxwell because she and I were (and are) both frequent commenters on the posts at the excellent Jungle Red Writers blog. It was a Malice Domestic, I believe, when our paths finally crossed in person –...
by Kristopher | Mar 1, 2018 | Review
The women of crime fiction have already made quite a mark on 2018 and we are only a few months into the year. The trend is going to continue next week when Alison Gaylin releases her latest impressive stand-alone suspense novel, If I Die Tonight. Crime fiction...
by Kristopher | Feb 28, 2018 | Review
There are few things as exciting to a reader as discovering an author at the beginning of their career. That sense of the unknown in palpable and once it is clear that the writer has the skills to captivate and entertain, the wonder at the magic of it all is...
by Kristopher | Feb 27, 2018 | Interview
From the Booking Desk: I am thrilled to welcome Patricia Abbott here to BOLO Books today to discuss her new short story collection: I Bring Sorrow and Other Stories of Transgression. The book is available now and you all are going to want to experience these stories...