Recent Reviews
Top Reads of 2019 According to BOLO Books
From the Booking Desk: I read so many wonderful books in 2019 that crafting a Top Reads list was especially challenging. As I have always done, I took this task very seriously and really struggled to make sure the list commemorates my favorite books of the year....
Catching Up – A Collection of Reviews
From The Booking Desk: I have been so busy with New England Crime Bake, a Maine vacation, some scheduled speaking engagements, fighting off a cold, and holiday prep that end of year reviews are piling up. I've decided to do a post today collecting a number of reviews...
Nothing More Dangerous – The BOLO Books Review
“…sometimes when you look down at the surface of a pond, all you can see is your own reflection, not the depth of what’s on the other side.”...
Recent Interviews
Kristopher Zgorski – Behind the Blogger
From the Booking Desk: Depending on what device you are viewing BOLO Books on, you may notice over the next few weeks that we are changing up the look of the blog. I am working with someone who knows much more about these things than I do - more on that later - but...
Becky Masterman – The BOLO Books Interview
From the Booking Desk: I am thrilled to welcome Becky Masterman to the blog today. She is the author of the Brigid Quinn series and if you haven't yet met Brigid, please do yourself a favor and get a hold of these books. The BOLO Books reviews of Rage Against the...
Yrsa Sigurdardóttir – The BOLO Books Interview
From the Booking Desk: Yesterday, I posted my review of Yrsa Sigurdardóttir's new series debut, The Legacy. Today, I am happy to welcome her to BOLO Books for some deeper discussion of this new novel, translations, how the Paleo diet is like a ghost, and the...
Recent Articles
Anjili Babbar – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: We are quickly approaching 150 of these profile sketches and I have always said that I am literally surprised by something in every single one of them. Suffice to say, today's profile holds the record for the most surprises in one Composite...
Gwen Florio – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: Gwen Florio is a wonderful writer, a fierce advocate for the crime fiction community, and has been a long-time supporter of BOLO Books. We were chatting off-line about something recently when I was inspired to offer her a slot here on the...
Robb Cadigan – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: For years, Robb Cadigan and I would meet up occasionally at crime fiction conventions or local area book signings and those chats were always highlights of those events, so when I heard that he was actually going to accomplish his dream of...
About
Welcome to BOLO Books. The blog name comes from the common police acronym meaning “be on the look out.” (or “be on the lookout” – depending on your source). This is especially appropriate in this case, as this blog will focus on books in the mystery and thriller genre. Crime fiction is my passion and I want to share that with you.
