BOLO Books’ Top Reads of 2018

From the Booking Desk: 2018 will always be the year I was awarded the Mystery Writers of America Raven Award. This accolade represents a career highlight and I have been thrilled to celebrate with all of you throughout this year.   But the work continued.  ...

My Top Authors of 2016 Share Books They Love

From the Booking Desk: Last week, I posted the BOLO Books Top Reads of 2016 list. Each of those books would make wonderful holiday gifts for the readers in your life. But that got me to thinking about what books from 2016 these authors might suggest as highlights of...

BOLO Books’ Top Reads of 2016

From the Booking Desk: I feel like a broken record, but every year I say that compiling my Top Reads list gets more and more difficult.  2016 was a stellar year for crime fiction and as such, I had to make some very difficult cuts to my final list. I could easily...

BOLO Books’ Top Reads of 2014

From the Booking Desk: It is that time of year again. Various review outlets and fans have been posting their listings of the best novels of last year. Since I have not read every book published, I prefer to call my list, Top Reads. This year was a particularly...

Apple Tree Yard released in the US

From the Booking Desk: Last year, I reviewed the UK release of Louise Doughty’s Apple Tree Yard.  I enjoyed the book so much that it then made it on to my Top Reads of 2013 list.  This week, the US version of the book was released and I just wanted to remind my...