by Kristopher | Sep 8, 2022 | Review
Tampering with any icon is risky business, but fortunately in Marple, the anthology of new short stories featuring Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple, the invited authors respect the reverence readers feel for this character while also managing to infuse their own styles...
by Kristopher | Sep 6, 2022 | Review
At this point, Ann Cleeves’ Vera Stanhope has become one of the most beloved crime fiction characters of all time. Vera has appeared in nine novels, many short stories, and a highly successful television series where she is vividly brought to life by the legendary...
by Kristopher | Sep 6, 2022 | underCOVER
From the Booking Desk: I have been a fan of Dana Cameron for a long time. Whether she is writing about a mystery-solving archaeologist or a supernatural race of beings known as the Fangborn (and anything in between), she always delivers. Dana also excels in the story...
by Kristopher | Sep 2, 2022 | Review
When the writing duo behind Michael Stanley (Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip) first introduced Detective Kubu in 2008, the crime fiction community and fans of the genre immediately took notice. Here was a character who was iconic as he was original, solving crimes...
by Kristopher | Aug 26, 2022 | Review
With Complicit, critically acclaimed author Winnie M. Li once again taps into her own past to tell a story that will resonate with readers everywhere. Unlike many of the #metoo-inspired novels flooding the market in recent years, Winnie M. Li dares to pull back that...
by Kristopher | Aug 24, 2022 | Review
Alice Feeney continues her impressive string of unpredictable suspense novels with the unforgettable Daisy Darker. Readers who have read Sometimes I Lie, His & Hers, or Rock Paper Scissors will already anticipate how impossible it is to predict what Alice Feeney...
