Recent Reviews
The Island – The BOLO Books Review (UK Edition)
In his exceptional debut novel, A Line of Blood, Ben McPherson presented a stand-alone domestic suspense novel from the perspective of the husband. He now returns with The Island and once again focuses on a family in crisis, however, unlike the strain in that earlier...
The Eighth Detective – The BOLO Books Review
Imagine, if you will, this Venn diagram: the murder mystery is a subset of crime fiction which is both a subset of literature and a subset of social commentary. Or perhaps this diagram: truth and lies are two distinctive sets of data that would seem to be mutually...
For the Best – The BOLO Books Review
Pacing is one of those elusive elements that can make or break a novel. Unfortunately, there is no one-size-fits-all optimum pace. Some novels require a slow, methodical storytelling method, while others benefit from having a more frantic tempo serve as a foundation...
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Recent Articles
Kellye Garrett – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: I can't actually remember when I first met Kellye Garrett. It was certainly online, and I'm thinking it must have been shortly after she announced that Midnight Ink was publishing, Hollywood Homicide. By the time I first met her in person at...
BOLO – Week of May 20, 2018
From The Booking Desk: I had a great weekend at the first ever Noir @ the Bar in Gaithersburg, Maryland. It was such fun to hang with some of my favorite people, meet some new friends, and hear some excellent readings. Yes, I may have ended up buying some new books...
Danielle Bartlett – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: Danielle Bartlett is a publicist with Harpercollins/William Morrow. I first met her at one of the various Bouchercons and she has ensured that I receive the relevant review copies I need for BOLO Books ever since. She is truly a delightful...
