by Kristopher | Dec 22, 2016 | Review
Stalked, the latest in Elizabeth Heiter’s series featuring FBI profiler Evelyn Baine, continues an impressive run of books for the author. Evelyn is a character worthy of a series and each novel features a unique plot, while also extending the overall mythos of Evelyn...
by Kristopher | Nov 30, 2016 | Review
Often, the success of a series rests squarely on the shoulders of the characters who populate the fictional world. Occasionally, it takes several books for that respect to build, but in some cases – such as Tim Weaver’s Chasing the Dead – the reader’s connection to...
by Kristopher | Nov 11, 2016 | Review
It probably goes without saying, but readers looking to experience crime fiction centered on the legal system should look no further than the books written by Marcia Clark. Earlier this year, Blood Defense introduced readers to defense attorney Samantha Brinkman and...
by Kristopher | Nov 9, 2016 | Review
Writing an effective holiday story is never an easy task; there is always the risk of getting too schmaltzy, of lacking originality, and of offending readers. Maria Alexander’s Snowed easily avoids the first two and strategically straddles the line on the last. Snowed...
by Kristopher | Oct 7, 2016 | Review
Domestic suspense continues to be an increasingly popular sub-genre of crime fiction, rife with variations on the theme of danger lurking in the most unexpected, yet commonplace, locations. The Vanishing Year by Kate Moretti is one of the most recent examples and one...
