Recent Reviews

Strangers at the Gate – The BOLO Books Review

Catriona McPherson is a rare breed of author: one who refuses to write the same book twice, but who nevertheless manages to always satisfy, providing readers with just what they are looking for, even when they themselves are not quite sure what that is. Book after...

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Your House Will Pay – The BOLO Books Review

Steph Cha’s Your House Will Pay is an instant classic: a novel that sets fire to reader expectations thereby igniting a revolution hell-bent on change, using the embers to expose our flawed humanity and the ashes to fuel our souls. No words in this review can do...

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The Remaking – The BOLO Books Review

There is a special kind of joy in picking up a book one has only the sparsest knowledge of and finding inside a brilliantly conceived “plot” that makes one wonder how no one had thought of this before. The quotes around plot are intentional, because while The Remaking...

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Recent Interviews

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Recent Articles

John T. Bychowski – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch

From The Booking Desk: My first knowledge of John Bychowski was as "that tall guy taking excellent photographs at the crime fiction conventions." Fortunately, he and I had a chance to talk a bit during the graveyard tour before one of the recent Bouchercons (Raleigh,...

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BOLO Books’ Top Book Covers of 2017

From the Booking Desk: Yep, it's another list! This time I am talking about my favorite crime fiction book covers of the year. What I am most excited to say is that not only are these all great covers, the words within live up to the hype generated by their covers....

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Katrina Niidas Holm – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch

From the Booking Desk: I am unable to pinpoint exactly when Katrina entered my life; it's almost like she has always been there, lending an ear and lending a hand.  Most definitely, it started on social media - probably when I interrupted a conversation she and her...

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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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