by Kristopher | Feb 19, 2018 | Bolo
From The Booking Desk: Some heavy-hitters in this week’s list of books to be on the look out for. I know many of you have been waiting for these books, so get yourself to the bookstore and enjoy!...
by Kristopher | Feb 16, 2018 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: Count me as a fan of Kate Malmon’s reviews – that is how I first discovered her. And count me as a fan of Kate Malmon, period. Just as with her husband, Dan, who was our Composite Sketch guest last week, I have since been fortunate...
by Kristopher | Feb 15, 2018 | Review
The writings of Sara Blaedel remain a treasure trove yet to be discovered by many crime fiction explorers. Her series featuring homicide detective Louise Rick is beloved by fans for its portrayal of the rarely-seen underbelly of Danish society, but with The...
by Kristopher | Feb 14, 2018 | Review
It is not easy to come up with new concepts for short story anthologies. In recent years we have seen anthologies based around the music catalog of certain artists – such as Trouble in the Heartland – and those focused on a certain location – such as the Anthony-Award...
by Kristopher | Feb 13, 2018 | Review
Sunburn is a Pandora’s box of a novel – looking harmless on the exterior, but ultimately harboring complexity beyond measure within. It represents Laura Lippman’s homage to the masterpieces of noir, while never being anything less than authentic Lippman. Sunburn is...
by Kristopher | Feb 12, 2018 | Bolo
From The Booking Desk: This week’s list of books to be on the lookout for is dominated by authors from outside of the United States. if you haven’t read a non-US set book recently, any of these would be wonderful choices to help broaden your reading...
by Kristopher | Feb 9, 2018 | Composite Sketch
From The Booking Desk: I was a fan of Dan Malmon’s reviews for Crimespree Magazine long before I connected with him online, which was long before I met him in person. Despite the fact that he is hug-a-phobic and lots of people are trying to kill him, you...
by Kristopher | Feb 6, 2018 | Review
Leila Slimani’s The Perfect Nanny is an odd little book; at first seeming superficial and sparse, with time, the story – and in fact the storytelling itself – burrows into the mind of the reader, haunting and horrifying in equal measures. Leila Slimani wastes no time...
by Kristopher | Feb 5, 2018 | Bolo
From The Booking Desk: The Super Bowl is over, we’ve all cried through This is Us, now it is time for more book. And let me tell you, this week is one of those week’s you are glad don’t come along too often in the literary world. Every one of these...
by Kristopher | Feb 2, 2018 | Composite Sketch
From The Booking Desk: There has yet to be a composite sketch where I didn’t learn something about the individual being profiled; and I have loved every one of them. But this one is special – and no, it’s not for the selfish reason you will suspect...
