Recent Reviews

The Butterfly Trap – The BOLO Books Review

Across her career, Clea Simon has proven that her writing skills can tackle just about any style choice. She’s written comforting cozies to paranormal romance to gritty noir with settings as disparate as Cambridge, Massachusetts or Boston’s underground music scene....

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The Summer Guests – The BOLO Books Review

When Tess Gerritsen launched a new series with The Spy Coast last year, it was immediately obvious that this concept was going to hook readers in—likely starting yet another long-running series for this legend of crime fiction. The idea of a community of retired spies...

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This Book Will Bury Me – The BOLO Books Review

With the release of This Book Will Bury Me, Ashley Winstead continues to entertain her legion of fans with her brand of crime fiction—novels that take familiar tropes and twist them just enough to make them feel fresh and unexpected. Winstead consistently manages to...

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Recent Interviews

Liz Nugent –
The BOLO Books Interview

From the Booking Desk: Today, I am happy to welcome Liz Nugent to BOLO Books.  Liz is the author of Unravelling Oliver.  If you missed the review of Unravelling Oliver, check it out before continuing on to this wonderful interview with Liz Nugent.  I suspect you will...

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Lisa Alber –
BOLO Books Interview

From the Booking Desk: I first "met" Lisa Alber via the comments section on the Jungle Red Writers blog.  Those that follow BOLO Books know that I frequent that wonderful site run by a great collection of female authors.  I was even asked by Hank Phillippi Ryan to...

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BOLO Books Interviews –
So Far…

From the Booking Desk: I realized recently that my list of followers has grown tremendously since I first started the blog in late 2012.  I thought that it might be a good idea to compile a list of the interviews I have done into one post, in case some of you missed...

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Recent Articles

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...

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Cover Reveal – Sanctuary Motel

From the Booking Desk: Alan Orloff graciously agreed to be one of my first guest on WE ARE WHAT WE READ, so when he asked me if I would be interested in hosting the cover reveal for his new novel (coming in October from Level Best Books), I quickly said yes....

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We Are What We Read Episode 1 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...

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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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