by Kristopher | Dec 3, 2013 | Review
Fans of Maggie Barbieri’s Murder 101 series have come to expect impeccably crafted mysteries with an added emphasis on humor and romance. When those readers come to Once Upon a Lie, the first in her new series, they may experience a bit of a shock. Barbieri has...
by Kristopher | Nov 22, 2013 | Review
One of the debut novels found in many Bouchercon swag bags this year was The Absence of Mercy by John Burley. This stand-alone novel is a tightly constructed serial killer story, as well as a portrait of a small town besieged. Both of these constructs are filtered...
by Kristopher | Nov 15, 2013 | Review
When it comes to series novels, readers have a variety of motivations for returning book after book, but what most fans agree on is that the central reason for the success of a series resides with the characters themselves. Val McDermid’s Tony Hill and Carol Jordan...
by Kristopher | Nov 8, 2013 | Review
There are as many different ways to approach reading S. as there are unique readers out there to consume the book. No two people are going to work their way through S. in the same manner. Conceived by J.J. Abrams and written by Doug Dorst, S. is a wholly immersive...
by Kristopher | Nov 1, 2013 | Interview, Review
From The Booking Desk: The saying goes “there is nothing new under the sun,” but this is not necessarily true. You may have noticed that the title of this post does not indicate if it is an interview or a review. That is because it is BOTH. In an effort...
by Kristopher | Oct 25, 2013 | Review
As an after effect of the tragedy, there is now an ever-growing body of writing which celebrates post-Katrina New Orleans. Readers will not be surprised to hear that Christopher Rice has added a compelling paranormal tale to this heart-felt lineage of literature. The...
