Recent Reviews

The Lucky One – The BOLO Books Review

With the release of four novels under her wings – The Black Hour, Little Pretty Things, The Day I Died, and Under a Dark Sky – Lori Rader-Day has established herself as one of the most consistently-excellent and thoroughly-unpredictable writers of crime fiction. Part...

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Pretty as a Picture – The BOLO Books Review

Typically, when a reviewer says a book is cinematic, it is a reference to the fact that the book could easily be adapted to the screen and would probably be successful if that happened. In the case of Elizabeth Little’s second novel, Pretty as a Picture, the term...

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Mr. Nobody – The BOLO Books Review

Actress Catherine Steadman (of Starz’s The Rook and ITV’s Downton Abbey) made a promising start to a second career as a thriller writer with 2018’s Something in the Water. Her new novel, Mr. Nobody, confirms this was no fluke; Catherine Steadman is a born storyteller....

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Recent Interviews

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Recent Articles

Edith Maxwell – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch

From the Booking Desk: I first "met" Edith Maxwell because she and I were (and are) both frequent commenters on the posts at the excellent Jungle Red Writers blog. It was a Malice Domestic, I believe, when our paths finally crossed in person - shortly before Edith's...

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BOLO – Week of February 25, 2018

From The Booking Desk: Another week of varied releases with something to please every reading taste. These books run the gamut in terms of genre, age range, price point, experience, and more.  Happy shopping!...

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Sarah Weinman – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch

From the Booking Desk: Sarah Weinman has had so much influence on me; more than she even knows herself. Long before I ventured into this world of blogging, I was a fan of Sarah's output - most especially her crime blog "Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind."  While I...

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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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