Recent Reviews

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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The Ruin – The BOLO Books Review

The epigraph at the beginning of Dervla McTiernan’s debut novel exposes the complexity of the book’s title alone. Whether one calls it The Rúin – as it was originally called in Ireland – or The Ruin – the less exotic title given to the novel by its English-speaking...

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Kingdom of the Blind – The BOLO Books Review

Despite plans to take a year off from releasing a new Three Pines novel, Louise Penny surprised her fans by announcing that Kingdom of the Blind would indeed be released before year’s end. Every book in the series feels personal, but because the basis of this new...

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Recent Interviews

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Recent Articles

Malice Domestic 2016

From the Booking Desk: Malice Domestic is this weekend in Bethesda, Maryland. This year, I will only be attending on Saturday, but in case you want to say hi, these are some of the places I will be. Saturday 10:10:50 - Group Dynamics: Sharing Detection Dru Ann Love,...

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Lyndsay Faye @ One More Page Books

Last night I had the great honor of interviewing Lyndsay Faye during her Jane Steele Tour stop at One More Page Books in Arlington, Virginia. It was wonderful to see so many readers come out on a Wednesday night to hear about this new novel. I started by asking...

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Ricochet –
November 2015 – February 2016

From The Booking Desk: It's been a while since I have posted about the goings-on here on BOLO Books. These past few months have seen reviews of some excellent books, so just in case you missed something, here are the links. I hope you enjoy!     Reviews...

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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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