by Kristopher | Nov 25, 2024 | Review
Magic occurs when a talented author strikes upon the perfect material. When this happens with a debut novel, passionate fans are created. Such is the case with Frances White’s Voyage of the Damned. This fantasy/mystery hybrid is a guaranteed cross-over success for...
by Kristopher | Nov 21, 2024 | Review
From the Booking Desk: Occasionally, I get so behind on telling you all what I am reading that I don’t have time to post full-length reviews of each. But I do still want to make you aware of the many gems I have discovered in my consumption this Fall. So, here...
by Kristopher | Nov 11, 2024 | Review
Midsummer Mysteries (edited by Martin Edwards) is a short story anthology produced by members of the Crime Writers’ Association. Despite that organizations aim toward celebrating British crime writing, their anthologies often include authors based in other...
by Kristopher | Nov 4, 2024 | Review
On paper, Burn This Night would seem like an impossibly complex tale more inclined to confuse than to entertain, so the fact that Alex Kenna successfully makes it work while also managing to maximize the emotional payoff is testament to her skills as a writer. Readers...
by Kristopher | Nov 1, 2024 | underCOVER
From the Booking Desk: No, you are not experiencing Déjà vu. BOLO Books has previously done a cover reveal for The Beat of Black Wings: Crime Fiction Inspired by The Songs of Joni Mitchell back in 2020. But this excellent anthology is being re-released by a new...
by Kristopher | Oct 31, 2024 | Review
Granite Harbor is the latest novel from Peter Nichols, a critically-acclaimed writer of non-fiction and other works. This is a crime fiction work that straddles the line between genre and literary in a successful way. Granite Harbor is a quiet community located in...
