Recent Reviews

Lockdown Anthology – The BOLO Books Review

As we all struggle to navigate our new normal, every industry is looking for ways to give back and the crime writing community is no different. Booksellers are suffering – especially our Independent Bookstore Family – so a group of authors have come together to lend a...

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The Cry – A BOLO Books Television Review

It is a tale far too familiar: a child goes missing and the parents become the prime suspects. We’ve seen it in reality with cases like JonBenet Ramsey and in fiction like Mary Higgins Clark’s Where are the Children. Sadly, many of these cases turn out to be much more...

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These Women – The BOLO Books Review

Ivy Pochoda seems incapable of writing the same story twice; and yet every time she puts words down on the page they are distinctly her own and always, always worth reading. Her latest, These Women, is linked to her excellent 2017 stand-out, Wonder Valley, by way of...

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Recent Interviews

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Recent Articles

2018 Edgar Award Winners (with some reviews)

From the Booking Desk: This time last week, I was getting ready for the 2018 Edgar Awards Banquet where I was awarded a Raven Award from Mystery Writers of America. That same evening, the 2018 Edgar Awards were announced and I was very happy to see that many of the...

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Cover Reveal – The Skeleton Makes a Friend

From the Booking Desk: BOLO Books has been fortunate to have hosted the cover reveal for several of the books in Leigh Perry's Family Skeleton Mystery series. I have been an obsessed fan of these books from the beginning. You can find my reviews of some of the earlier...

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BOLO – Week of April 29, 2018

From The Booking Desk: Things have been a little slower than normal around here this past week; but that certainly hasn't been the case in my blogging life in general. Last Thursday night I was awarded the Raven Award by the Mystery Writers of America during the...

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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.

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