Recent Reviews

Nine Perfect Strangers – The BOLO Books Review

Liane Moriarty continues to write novels that are virtually unclassifiable – blending elements from women’s fiction, mystery, suspense, romance, inspirational, and more into a style that is uniquely her own. If her latest novel, Nine Perfect Strangers, had to be...

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BOLO Books’ Top Reads of 2018

From the Booking Desk: 2018 will always be the year I was awarded the Mystery Writers of America Raven Award. This accolade represents a career highlight and I have been thrilled to celebrate with all of you throughout this year.   But the work continued.  ...

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The Stranger Diaries – The BOLO Books Review

If you’ll permit me... Along with writing two popular series, Elly Griffiths has decided that it is time to add a stand-alone psychological suspense novel to her repertoire. That novel is The Stranger Diaries and is currently available overseas and will appear in the...

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Recent Interviews

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Recent Articles

Rupture – Cover Analysis

From the Booking Desk: Fans of my blog know that I love a good cover design on a novel. If I had more time, I would certainly talk about many of the ones I love. In 2016, for the first time, I posted about my Top Covers of the year and I will likely do that for future...

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Bel Canto Discussion @ Jungle Red

From the Booking Desk: Don't forget that today is the book discussion about Bel Canto over at the Jungle Red Writers blog. Even if you haven't read the book, stop on by as I think that the discussion is one that you will find interesting and just might inspire you to...

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Writing Elements Round-Up

From the Booking Desk: Back in 2014, I had a short series of guest posts looking at the various elements of writing. With my growth in followers, I suspect that many folks missed these original posts, so I am sharing them here again. Also, if any authors have interest...

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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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