by Kristopher | Dec 13, 2017 | Guest Posts
From The Booking Desk: I have long been a fan of Katia Lief’s writing output, so I am thrilled to have her here on the blog today. Wait? What’s that? Ah, yes the header of this post says we are getting a guest post from Karen Ellis. Sorry for the...
by Kristopher | Dec 8, 2017 | Composite Sketch
From The Booking Desk: My first knowledge of John Bychowski was as “that tall guy taking excellent photographs at the crime fiction conventions.” Fortunately, he and I had a chance to talk a bit during the graveyard tour before one of the recent...
by Kristopher | Dec 6, 2017 | Articles, underCOVER
From the Booking Desk: Yep, it’s another list! This time I am talking about my favorite crime fiction book covers of the year. What I am most excited to say is that not only are these all great covers, the words within live up to the hype generated by their...
by Kristopher | Dec 1, 2017 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: I am unable to pinpoint exactly when Katrina entered my life; it’s almost like she has always been there, lending an ear and lending a hand. Most definitely, it started on social media – probably when I interrupted a conversation...
by Kristopher | Nov 30, 2017 | Review
The oppressive heat across the Kiewarra landscape permeates every moment of Jane Harper’s debut, The Dry. Crime fiction out of Australia continues to gain popularity and this talented author is most certainly at the forefront of the attention. The Dry is a...
by Kristopher | Nov 29, 2017 | Review
Insidious Intent is the tenth book in Val McDermid’s longest running series. Readers have followed the trials and tribulations of Tony Hill and Carol Jordan – both in print and on-screen – for years. At this stage of the game, they are an iconic duo and their creator...
by Kristopher | Nov 29, 2017 | Guest Posts
From the Booking Desk: The wonderful Hank Phillippi Ryan recently asked me to submit a guest post for the new industry blog she is working with – Career Authors. This will be of particular interest to authors who are looking to pitch their novels to book review...
by Kristopher | Nov 28, 2017 | Bolo
From the Booking Desk: Now that it has been announced that I will be awarded the MWA Raven Award in 2018, one might think compiling a list of Top Reads would come with even more pressure, but in all honestly, I have always taken this task very seriously –...
by Kristopher | Nov 24, 2017 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: I was first introduced to Jill Maxick – virtually – by Judy Bobalik, who was convinced that I needed to be reading Seventh Street Books’ output. She was right! Jill and I maintained a social media friendship until this past...
by Kristopher | Nov 22, 2017 | Articles
From the Booking Desk: Hopefully everyone remembers how enthusiastic I was about Kellye Garrett’s debut novel, Hollywood Homicide. So, when Kellye approached me about hosting the cover reveal for the next title in this series, there was no way I could resist. I...
