by Kristopher | Jan 24, 2014 | Review
The Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Illinois is most immediately associated with the presence of Frank Lloyd Wright designed homes and Ernest Hemingway’s birthplace, but it was also a community which strived for racial integration during the turbulent 70’s. The effects...
by Kristopher | Jan 17, 2014 | Review
The Hallows is a small community located in upstate New York. It is also once again the setting for the latest Lisa Unger novel, In the Blood. Unlike most series, Unger has chosen this fictional setting as the link between her books, and although some characters...
by Kristopher | Jan 16, 2014 | Review
From the Booking Desk: Last year, I reviewed the UK release of Louise Doughty’s Apple Tree Yard. I enjoyed the book so much that it then made it on to my Top Reads of 2013 list. This week, the US version of the book was released and I just wanted to remind my...
by Kristopher | Jan 15, 2014 | Review
With shows ranging from The Sopranos and The Wire to Boardwalk Empire and now True Detective, HBO has proven that they know how to choose crime-related television projects. With only the first episode, True Detective has set itself as the bar by which future shows of...
by Kristopher | Jan 10, 2014 | Review
From the Booking Desk: Today’s review is the second book in Joelle Charbonneau’s “The Testing” series. If you missed the review of The Testing or my interview with Joelle Charbonneau last summer, please be sure to check them out when you have...
by Kristopher | Jan 3, 2014 | Review
From the Booking Desk: Followers of this blog and my twitter feed (@BOLOBooks) likely know that I am a huge fan of George R. R. Martin and Diana Gabaldon. While I do not cover their books here on the blog, since they do not fit its focus of crime fiction, I still buy...
