Beyond Belief –
BOLO Books Review

Beyond Belief is the second book in Helen Smith’s delightful Emily Castles mystery series.  Readers are once again entertained by Emily’s investigative escapades and the unique individuals she meets on her journey to uncover the truth. Just as in the first book in the...

What We’ve Lost is Nothing –
BOLO Books 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...

In The Blood – BOLO Books 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...

Apple Tree Yard released in the US

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...

True Detective –
BOLO Television 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...

Independent Study –
BOLO Books 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...