Recent Reviews

Those People – The BOLO Books Review

Sometimes the scariest premise evolves out of the most mundane of events. In Louise Candlish’s Those People, new residents move into the vacant house on Lowland Way setting off a string of events that shatters the sanctity of this once peaceful neighborhood. Once upon...

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Never Look Back – The BOLO Books Review

Alison Gaylin is one of the most consistent writers in the crime fiction genre. Never one to repeat herself, readers can always count on her novels to be solidly structured and peopled with realistic and fascinating characters. Her latest release, Never Look Back, is...

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Gone Too Long – The BOLO Books Review

Tracing a legacy of hate in America would seem a daunting task for any writer, but Lori Roy makes it look effortless in her new novel, Gone Too Long. Instead of attempting to address this in an epic way, Lori Roy distills her examination down to one family – The...

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Recent Interviews

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Recent Articles

Laura McHugh – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch

From the Booking Desk: There was no Composite Sketch last week because of Bouchercon - the International crime fiction convention. The plan is to skip only Bouchercon week and Malice Domestic week for this feature, so that will give us all 50 Composite Sketches each...

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Bouchercon 2017 – The BOLO Books Recap

WEDNESDAY After spending several days in Niagara Falls and touring around Toronto – yay, Curiosa! – we dedicated a number of hours to helping the wonderful folks behind the scenes at Bouchercon. We volunteered for the book bag stuffing task and it was as much fun as...

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Neil Plakcy – A BOLO Books Guest Post

From the Booking Desk: As you have no doubt noticed, things have been quieter than normal here at BOLO Books. That is because this past week/weekend was Bouchercon - the annual international crime fiction convention, held this year in Toronto. It was a wonderful event...

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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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