Recent Reviews

Death of the Author – The BOLO Books Review

NOTE: This is NOT a mystery novel. This is a science fiction work, which I just happen to think is such an important work, I'm writing a "review" for it. History—and not just pop culture history—will look back on Nnedi Okorafor’s Death of the Author as a decisive and...

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The Lost House – The BOLO Books Review

Icelandic crime fiction has been all the rage for a number of years now. Novels by residents of the island nation continue to receive critical acclaim from around the world, so it’s only natural that non-Iceland writers are beginning to utilize the location as well....

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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...

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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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