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
Cover Reveal – Boise Longpig Hunting Club
From the Booking Desk: When Nick Kolakowski asked me if BOLO Books would host the cover reveal for his new novel, the answer was an easy yes. Nick has always been supportive of the blog, sharing its content, and interacting with me beyond the level of "what can I do...
BOLO – Week of April 1, 2018
From The Booking Desk: The Spring season is upon us and book publishing is ready. Here are some great book available this week. ______________________________________________________________________ Jill Orr – The Bad Break (Prospect Park, Paperback, $16.00,...
LJ Roberts – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: When I first saw LJ Roberts on a reviewers panel at Bouchercon, I knew that we had similar reading interests. I was fortunate to eventually be on a similar panel with her and now count seeing LJ as a highlight of every convention (sadly, it...
