Recent Reviews
Beautiful Ugly – The BOLO Books Review
As she has released each of her six psychological suspense novels, Alice Feeney has steadily made the climb as a consistent favorite with fans of that subgenre. Now with the release of her seventh book—Beautiful Ugly—she seems poised to gather even more readers to her...
Tell Me What You Did – The BOLO Books Review
Sometimes an author comes up with a genius idea that grabs the reader by the throat in the early chapters and refuses to let go until the final pages are turned. Tell Me What You Did by Carter Wilson is just such a novel. Crime fiction fans will be unable to resist...
The Note – The BOLO Books Review
Publishing, like most businesses, beats to a rhythm all its own. There is a cyclical nature which is comforting in many ways. During the early months of the year, readers can count on the appearance of some books their publishers have genuine faith in—titles that will...
Recent Interviews
Melissa Marr –
The BOLO Books Interview
From the Booking Desk: I'm going to go a bit fanboy here for a moment and try not to hyperventilate. Today, I am very pleased to welcome Melissa Marr to BOLO Books. I have loved Melissa's work since she first released Wicked Lovely some time ago. I have since...
Mary Kubica –
The BOLO Books Interview
From The Booking Desk: Back in May, I had the great pleasure of meeting Mary Kubica while attending BookExpo America. Mary and I clicked instantly and I just knew I was going to enjoy her novel. I was beyond thrilled when Mary agreed to participate in this...
Writing Elements – Dialogue
Guest Post by Mark Billingham
From The Booking Desk: Today, I am happy to present the third post in our ongoing series covering the various elements of writing. (Be sure to read the first part of the series, with David Freed discussing Setting and the second part of the series where Linda...
Recent Articles
We Are What We Read: Episode 2 is available
If you follow me on social media, you have no doubt heard about my new initiative, We Are What We Read, so I am excited to tell you that the inaugural episode is available now. Over the next 12 months, 8 members of our crime fiction family (new folks each month) will...
Sarah M Chen – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: I first met Sarah M Chen when she co-edited two unique anthologies with E. A. Aymar and we did some promotion on the blog. Those volumes--The Night of Flood and The Swamp Killers--are both still favorites of mine and well worth picking up. But...
Cover Reveal – The Virgin Homicides
From the Booking Desk: Catching up with Neil Plakcy at the various crime fiction conventions each year is always a delight. When he told me at Malice Domestic this year that he would be releasing the thirteenth book in his Mahu Investigations series featuring fan...
