by Kristopher | Sep 26, 2014 | Review
From the Booking Desk: Bouchercon 2014 in Long Beach is roughly a month and a half away. Since the Anthony Awards will be presented at the conference, I thought it might be a good idea to re-run my reviews of those nominated titles which have been highlighted here on...
by Kristopher | Sep 23, 2014 | Review
Ideally, reading a novel will be an engaging and engrossing experience – an escape from the real world, and yet, still a stimulating reflection upon that world. It is less common, but even more thrilling, to discover a book that becomes all-consuming – a book that...
by Kristopher | Sep 19, 2014 | Review
Last year, Becky Masterman released her debut thriller – Rage Against the Dying. Since then, praise and award-nominations have flourished for this novel which features an unusual heroine, a gritty plot, and a deep understanding of human nature – not to mention, a few...
by Kristopher | Sep 11, 2014 | Review
Last year, Lauren Beukes burst onto the playing field of crime fiction with her novel, The Shining Girls. While that work was by no means her debut, it was the first that could be classified (predominantly) as a tale of crime – in that book’s case, the story of a...
by Kristopher | Sep 5, 2014 | Review
Near the beginning of Melissa Marr’s new novel, Made For You, Eva Tilling wakes up after being the victim in a pedestrian-involved hit-and-run accident only to find that she suddenly has a new ability – an ability which is much more of a curse than it is a gift....
by Kristopher | Aug 29, 2014 | Review
If you live in an apartment, condominium, townhouse, duplex or any other multi-family dwelling, you may want to think twice before reading the new Alex Marwood novel, The Killer Next Door. That said, if you don’t read it, you will be missing out on a hell of a story....
