Recent Reviews

The Good Liar – The BOLO Books Review

Catherine McKenzie’s The Good Liar is another one of those twisty, unreliable narrator yarns that readers cannot seem to get enough of these days. In this case, three different women have enough secrets to fuel the entire Indy 500 race and still have enough left over...

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Sydney Mackenzie Knocks ‘Em Dead – The BOLO Books Review

Sydney Mackenzie Knocks ‘Em Dead is Cindy Callaghan’s latest middle grade novel and it also happens to be nominated for this year’s Agatha Award for Best Children’s/YA novel. Sydney Mackenzie is tween who aspires to be a filmmaker. All seems to be going as planned...

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What You Want To See – The BOLO Books Review

When your debut novel is as universally enjoyed and critically acclaimed as Kristen Lepionka’s The Last Place You Look was, the pressure for the follow-up can be over-whelming. None of that fear makes it to the pages of What You Want To See. This second novel in the...

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Recent Interviews

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Recent Articles

My Bouchercon 2015 Schedule

From The Booking Desk: My Bouchercon Schedule proves that my personality is pretty evenly split between being a plotter and pantser: I have a rigid outline with plenty of room for spontaneity. In just two weeks, I'll be leaving for Raleigh, North Carolina for the...

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APB – Fall 2015

From The Booking Desk: This is the second post in this new feature here at BOLO Books - The APB (All Points Bulletin). Once again, competition for these slots was tough and there are some really busy weeks coming up this Fall, as you will see. This feature works in...

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Happy Labor Day!

From the Booking Desk: It is Labor Day here in the States, so the BOLO post for this Monday will appear tomorrow. Rest assured, there are some great books coming out this week. Until then, I'll be relaxing with a novel for most of the day. See you tomorrow!

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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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