Recent Reviews

A Gathering of Secrets – The BOLO Books Review

A Gathering of Secrets is the tenth full-length novel in Linda Castillo’s now classic Kate Burkholder series. Castillo continues to impress with the way she is able to merge Amish life with realistic criminal activity.  Many outsiders – or Englishers, as they would...

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The Vanishing – The BOLO Books Review

Fans of Victorian Literature – particularly that of the Brontë sisters – will find much to admire in Sophia Tobin’s The Vanishing. It would be hard to imagine the existence of a newly-written work that so effortlessly emulates the stylings of novels from that period....

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Something in the Water – The BOLO Books Review

British actress Catherine Steadman (from Downton Abbey and more) dives into the murky waters of thriller writing with her debut novel, Something in the Water. When Erin’s husband Mark loses his job, she suggests that they need an escape. Rather than cancel their...

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Recent Interviews

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Recent Articles

The Force Awakens…

From the Booking Desk: To celebrate the release of the 3rd official trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, I have decided to upload a quick and fun blog post. First up, in case you are one of the two people who have not yet seen it, here is the newly released...

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Bouchercon 2015 Raleigh Recap – Part Three

From the Booking Desk: As lovely as all the author and friend interactions at Bouchercon are - and believe me, there is nothing lovelier - we can't forget that we are all at the convention because of our love of the written word. There are so many books to be had at...

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Bouchercon 2015 Raleigh Recap – Part Two

From the Booking Desk: In Bouchercon 2015 Raleigh Part One, I covered Wednesday - Friday. Now I would like to talk a bit about Saturday and Sunday. Part Three (and the final part) of this series will be a post about the most coveted books I obtained while at the...

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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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