Recent Reviews

Not Dead Enough – The BOLO Books Review

Not Dead Enough is a milestone book in J. M. Redmann’s Micky Knight mystery series: book ten! Like all the other novels in the series, Not Dead Enough offers fresh character insight, a compelling mystery, and addictive pacing. If you haven’t met Micky Knight yet, this...

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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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Recent Interviews

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Recent Articles

Joe Ide – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch

From the Booking Desk: I have not had the pleasure of meeting Joe Ide in person yet - that will happen in just a few weeks at Bouchercon in Toronto - but I am a huge fan of his writing and couldn't be happier to have him as a guest here for the Composite Sketch...

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Dan and Kate Malmon – A BOLO Books Guest Post

From the Booking Desk: If you are active within the crime fiction community around the "interwebs," you have likely heard about the new anthology edited by Dan and Kate Malmon. The proceeds from Killing Malmon are going to a great cause, so I hope that you will...

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Clair Lamb – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch

From the Booking Desk: I first met Clair Lamb through her work with one of my all-time favorite authors, John Connolly. Eventually, when she relocated to the Washington DC area, Clair and I began to run into each other at various book-related events in and around our...

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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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