by Kristopher | Apr 11, 2018 | Review
It is rare that readers can escape into a debut that is so assured and well written that it feels like one is in the hands of an esteemed veteran of the literary world; but that is exactly the experience had while reading Christine Mangan’s Tangerine. The bulk of...
by Kristopher | Apr 5, 2018 | Review
Ragnar Jónasson’s Dark Iceland series has set the bar very high for this author’s unique brand of cozy noir mysteries, so readers may approach The Darkness – the first in a new series – with some trepidation. Rest assured, Jónasson has outdone himself with this new...
by Kristopher | Apr 3, 2018 | Review
Last year, Jill Orr introduced readers to Riley Ellison and the other residents of Tuttle Corner Virginia in her debut cozy mystery, The Good Byline. Now, in The Bad Break, Riley is back and just as hilarious as remembered. As The Bad Break begins, Riley has left her...
by Kristopher | Apr 2, 2018 | Bolo
From The Booking Desk: The Spring season is upon us and book publishing is ready. Here are some great book available this week. ______________________________________________________________________ Jill Orr – The Bad Break (Prospect Park, Paperback, $16.00,...
by Kristopher | Mar 29, 2018 | Review
Peter Swanson’s All the Beautiful Lies owes a fair bit of debt to Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolilta. Like the illicit “relationship” that forms the core of that classic novel, Swanson’s book deals with cross-generational obsession – except in the case of All the Beautiful...
