Recent Reviews
Three-Fifths – The BOLO Books Review
The last few years have seen a call to action on the diversity front within the crime fiction community. Since change such as this must start at the top in order to be successful, the announcement that Polis Books – a highly respected independent book publisher –...
The Long Call – The BOLO Books Review
Crime fiction has a long tradition of embracing the outsider, largely because those excluded – by their very nature of being able to observe free of oversight – are often in a prime position to recognize troubling behavior and potential issues without exposure. With...
The Missing Ones – The BOLO Books Review
Little Comfort, the debut novel from Edwin Hill received much critical acclaim, heralding a new talent on the crime fiction scene. With the release of the follow, The Missing Ones, Hill confirms that this was no fluke and readers should prepare for a long run of...
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
BOLO – Week of September 8, 2019
From the Booking Desk: The BOLO report this week is a little late, but that is because I had to get some reviews up and finish reading a few things. Rest assured, there are books for you to pick up this week at your local store - including Margaret Atwood's The...
Cover Reveal – Crime Travel
From the Booking Desk: Crime Travel is a short story anthology containing stories with a time travel theme. The anthology is edited by award-winning short story writer extraordinaire Barb Goffman and contains a who's who of your favorite crime fiction authors. I am...
Alex Marwood – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: Meeting Alex Marwood when she traveled to the States for her first Bouchercon was such a joy, I can't really even put it into words. This was before she made a huge splash with The Wicked Girls -- by coincidence the ebook version of that...
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.
