by Kristopher | Jun 26, 2015 | Review
When it comes to exposing the odd inner workings of the human mind, Sophie Hannah always manages to make the extreme seem much more common place than any of us would like to think. In her new work, The Warning, Sophie Hannah examines the concept of the sociopath from...
by Kristopher | Oct 1, 2014 | Review
Years from now, people will still be arguing over the Agatha Christie Estate’s decision to authorize the writing of a new Hercule Poirot novel, but regardless of your stance on that choice, what really matters in the end is the quality of the work. In the case of The...
by Kristopher | Sep 17, 2014 | Conference Recap
From the Booking Desk: Last night, I attended my first event at Virginia’s Fall for the Book festival. This is a yearly week-long festival which takes place primarily on the campus of George Mason University. Since it is quite a commute for weekday travel, I...
by Kristopher | Jun 19, 2014 | underCOVER
From The Booking Desk: Late last week, the covers for Sophie Hannah’s new book were revealed. For those that missed the memo, Sophie was chosen by the Agatha Christie estate to pen an all-new novel featuring classic sleuth, Hercule Poirot. The title of the...
by Kristopher | May 16, 2014 | Review
Sophie Hannah has consistently been writing some of the most complex and psychologically acute mystery novels out there. The Telling Error, the ninth in her bestselling series, continues this tradition. Reading one of her novels is like looking into the private files...