Recent Reviews

A Quartet of Mystery – 4 Mini Reviews from BOLO Books

From the Booking Desk: Continuing my new plan to post mini-reviews together in the hopes of creating cross-over readers in a selection of sub-genres, this week we have 4 short reviews - three historicals and a contemporary police procedural. But these books have links...

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Hide Away – The BOLO Books Review

Every so often the crime fiction canon welcomes a new character who is instantly iconic. There is no easy formula for making this happen; otherwise it would not be nearly as rare an occurrence as it is. In theory, it is likely some elusive combination of character...

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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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Recent Interviews

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Recent Articles

Christine Carbo – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch

From the Booking Desk: I would venture to guess that the focus of this week's composite sketch is a name unfamiliar to some of you - but I equally suspect that after reading her answers, you will be seeking out her work. Christine Carbo was first introduced to me by...

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BOLO – Week of January 21, 2018

From The Booking Desk: Weeks like this are wonderful for readers, but thankfully they don't come along too often. So many high-profile and wonderful books are being released - each of them a must-read - that even narrowing it down to four was difficult. I hope that...

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Nadine Nettmann – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch

From the Booking Desk: I knew of Nadine Nettmann before I knew Nadine Nettmann - let's face it, she writes a wine-themed mystery series, so that was bound to be on my radar. However, when I met her in person at various conferences, that was when I discovered that she...

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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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