by Kristopher | Sep 28, 2017 | Review
Seven Suspects is the third book in Renee James’ crime fiction series featuring transgender hairdresser, Bobbi Logan. As she did with the previous novels, Renee James opens the door to a world unfamiliar to many readers, allowing compassion and respect to harness...
by Kristopher | Sep 27, 2017 | Guest Posts
From the Booking Desk: If you are active within the crime fiction community around the “interwebs,” you have likely heard about the new anthology edited by Dan and Kate Malmon. The proceeds from Killing Malmon are going to a great cause, so I hope that you...
by Kristopher | Sep 26, 2017 | Review
From the Booking Desk: I almost never talk about a book I have read when the release date is six months away – and certainly not here on BOLO Books. But today I am making an exception for a number of reasons: 1. This book is so special that I hope readers will get...
by Kristopher | Sep 22, 2017 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: I first met Clair Lamb through her work with one of my all-time favorite authors, John Connolly. Eventually, when she relocated to the Washington DC area, Clair and I began to run into each other at various book-related events in and around our...
by Kristopher | Sep 21, 2017 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: When I first launched the Composite Sketch feature, I always intended to one day fill out the questionnaire for myself. Fortunately, Sherry Harris had the same idea and asked me if the Wicked Cozy Author blog could host me for the posting of...
by Kristopher | Sep 20, 2017 | Review
Best Day Ever is a domestic suspense novel from Kaira Rouda. Set over just one twenty-four-hour period, Best Day Ever is a prime example of a compulsively readable book with surprises at every turn. Told from the perspective of Paul Strom, Best Day Ever documents the...
by Kristopher | Sep 19, 2017 | Review
With just this first issue, Black Cat Mystery Magazine has laid a solid claim as the newest location for quality short crime fiction. Featuring both new and reprint stories, John Gregory Betancourt and Carla Coupe have opened their arms to embrace the short story...
by Kristopher | Sep 15, 2017 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: While she won’t remember this – there is no reason she should – I first met Marcia Talley at a standard bookstore event in Annapolis, Maryland in 1999. Her first book, Sing It To Her Bones had just been released and the...
by Kristopher | Sep 14, 2017 | Review
Robert B. Parker’s The Hangman’s Sonnet is the fourth book in the Jesse Stone series that Reed Farrel Coleman has written. If there was any doubt that Coleman has managed to pay homage to the legacy of Robert B. Parker while also stamping the series continuation with...
by Kristopher | Sep 13, 2017 | Review
A reverse bildungsroman may seem like a bit of an oxymoron, but that is exactly what e. lockhart gifts to readers with her new young adult novel, Genuine Fraud. By manipulating this predominately Victorian art form, lockhart tells a fascinating tale peppered with...
