Recent Reviews

The Disappearing – THE BOLO Books Review

Lori Roy is the first woman to win both the Best First Novel and Best Novel Edgar Awards – for Bent Road and Let Me Die in His Footsteps respectively. Until She Comes Home, her second novel, was also a finalist for the Best Novel Edgar Award. Her newest Southern...

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The Real Michael Swann – The BOLO Books Review

Two thousand and eighteen just might become the year of the domestic thriller. Authors are blending the global and the intimate in fresh and exciting ways. Just as Karen Cleveland did in Need to Know, Bryan Reardon manages to use the backdrop of a political incident...

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Lying in Wait – The BOLO Books Review

Liz Nugent is one of those rare authors willing to take true risks with her writing. In terms of structure, themes, and character depth, Nugent defiantly refuses to adhere to long-held crime fiction conventions. Her debut novel, Unraveling Oliver, made an instant...

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Recent Interviews

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Recent Articles

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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Countdown to Bouchercon – The BOLO Books Advice Column

From the Booking Desk: Last year, I created a series of four blog posts which offered advice to the attendees of Bouchercon (and really any book conference). I did it as a way of putting my own thoughts down on paper, but by the time Bouchercon 2014 rolled around, it...

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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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