Recent Reviews

Follow Me – The BOLO Books Review

Kathleen Barber’s Follow Me is about an as “of the moment” crime novel as one is likely to find. It’s exploration of the perils of social media will appeal to both those who are addicted to modern connectivity trends as well as those who are justifiably wary of such...

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The Sea of Lost Girls – The BOLO Books Review

If you take the writings of Mary Higgins Clark, Victoria Holt, the Brontës, and Han Christian Andersen and mix them in a blender, the resulting concoction could serve as the building blocks for Carol Goodman’s oeuvre, the latest of which – The Sea of Lost Girls–...

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Recent Interviews

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Recent Articles

Karen Ellis – A BOLO Books Guest Post

From The Booking Desk: I have long been a fan of Katia Lief's writing output, so I am thrilled to have her here on the blog today. Wait? What's that? Ah, yes the header of this post says we are getting a guest post from Karen Ellis. Sorry for the confusion. Allow me...

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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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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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