Recent Reviews

FlabberGassed – The BOLO Books Review

Michael Craft is the talent behind the highly-regarded LGBTQ+ mystery series featuring Mark Manning. Those novels, along with his other writings, have allowed readers to meet multifaceted characters populating engrossing mystery plots. In 2016, he welcomed his readers...

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Under My Skin – The BOLO Books Review

Under My Skin is Lisa Unger’s contribution to the current renaissance of psychological suspense novels lead by unreliable narrators. As with any influx of releases within a hot, of-the-moment sub-genre, the quality of writing varies across the board, but fans of Lisa...

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Hold The Dark – A BOLO Books Television Review

Regardless of whether you classify it as Alaskan noir, a revenge thriller, or metaphysical suspense, the new Netflix original movie Hold the Dark will maintain your interest from first frame to final shot. Based on William Giraldi’s well-reviewed novel of the same...

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Recent Interviews

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Recent Articles

Blood on the Bayou – The BOLO Books Review

From the Booking Desk: Blood on the Bayou is the latest Bouchercon Anthology - release recently at the 2016 Bouchercon in New Orleans. This collection of stories is 100% solid and is as diverse as the city of New Orleans itself. I could have reviewed any of these...

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Bouchercon 2016 – The BOLO Books Recap

From The Booking Desk: Just a word of warning - This one is going to run long folks. Bouchercon 2016 in New Orleans was an event like no other. Read on to reflect back on those wonderful times or to see what you might have missed. If we have heard it once, we have...

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Post-Bouchercon Special (Witness Impulse)

From the Booking Desk: One of the most exciting things about Bouchercon is the access to books. We all love them! During the convention there are many opportunities to get free books. So let's continue the celebration. The good folks at Witness Impulse offered some...

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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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