Recent Reviews

Conviction – The BOLO Books Review

By this point, you have likely read at least one crime novel that uses our culture's current obsession with true crime podcasts as a storytelling device. It has become clear that we are still at the early stages of this trend and market saturation remains a distant...

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Crime Travel – The BOLO Books Review

Time travel has always been a popular subject in our culture. From H.G. Wells' The Time Machine through to current obsessions like Diana Gabaldon's Outlander, this plot device has proven its ability to open up all kinds of possibilities. Back to the Future mined it...

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Still Catching Up – Another Collection of Reviews

From The Booking Desk: You may be seeing countless lists of favorite 2019 books (including BOLO Books' own Top Reads of 2019 rundown), but there are still reviews from the year I haven't yet been able to post. Here are three more for newly released books that are all...

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Recent Interviews

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Recent Articles

APB – Winter 2018

This is the tenth post for this incredibly popular feature here at BOLO Books – The APB (All Points Bulletin).   As always, competition for these slots was tough. Which books are generating that elusive buzz in the publishing industry? Which are books that I have...

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Cover Reveal – Fur, Feathers, and Felonies

From the Booking Desk: I am thrilled to host the cover reveal for the latest short story anthology from my local Sister in Crime chapter. Featuring thirteen tales of critters and criminals, this eighth volume in the Agatha, Anthony, Derringer, and Macavity...

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Oline H. Cogdill – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch

From The Booking Desk: How do I even put into words what Oline Cogdill means to me? Not only do I highly respect her reviewing abilities and output, but she's also a caring, supportive, and wonderfully entertaining individual - not to mention hella smart! I was first...

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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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