by Kristopher | Nov 30, 2012 | Review
When fans of Sophie Littlefield pick up Blood Bond, her new e-book only release, they will be expecting to encounter strong character development and a tightly-woven plot and that is exactly what they will discover. The main character of the novel, Joe Bashir, is a...
by Kristopher | Nov 16, 2012 | Review
Lemony Snicket – Who Could That Be at This Hour? (Little, Brown for Young Readers, Hardcover, $15.99, 10/23/12) Joyous! Unexpected! Joyously unexpected! ‘Joyous’ is a word which here means it puts a smile on your face. ‘Unexpected’ is a word which here means out...
by Kristopher | Nov 14, 2012 | Review
From the Booking Desk: Let’s call today’s review a mini-review. The book in question, The Amber Amulet by Craig Silvey, was sent to me from Australia by a dear friend. I think that most US readers will have difficulty locating a copy of the book, but I still wanted to...
by Kristopher | Nov 9, 2012 | Review
Val McDermid – The Vanishing Point (Atlantic Monthly Press, Hardcover, $25.00, 10/02/2012) Val McDermid is probably best known for her series of novels featuring criminal profiler Tony Hill and DCI Carol Jordan, which was adapted into the television series, Wire...
by Kristopher | Nov 2, 2012 | Review
Attica Locke – The Cutting Season (HarperCollins, Hardcover, $25.99, 9/18/2012) If Toni Morrison were to write a traditional murder mystery, it would likely look something like Attica Locke’s The Cutting Season. This is not to imply that the novel rehashes...
