Recent Reviews
The Grey Wolf – The BOLO Books Review
It has been nearly two years since readers were last able to visit Armand Gamache and the residents of Three Pines via a new book from Louise Penny. That alone makes the publication of The Grey Wolf a significant literary highlight of 2024, but considering that this...
Geneva – The BOLO Books Review
Celebrity-written works have long been criticized by those looking for reasons to place shame and blame on the publishing community. As recently as last week there was condemnation of works that some view as straying outside of the artist’s primary lane, but frankly...
The Vampire of Kings Street – The BOLO Books Review
With The Vampire of Kings Street, Asha Greyling sets herself up for the challenging task of bringing something new to the canon of existing tales about the undead. She mostly succeeds—certainly setting herself up for a complexly evolving series—while also paying...
Recent Interviews
Lucy Burdette –
BOLO Books Interview
From the Booking Desk: I am so happy to welcome Lucy Burdette to the blog today. Lucy is the author of the Key West Food Critic mystery series and is an active member of the Jungle Red Writers blog. Please join us as we discuss her newest novel, the Hemingway cats,...
Doug Dorst –
BOLO Books Interview
From The Booking Desk: The J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst created novel S. has been covered here on BOLO Books in a variety of ways. First we had a glimpse inside the book, followed by the full review of S. And let's not forget the account of my lunch with J.J. and Doug...
Barb Goffman –
BOLO Books Interview
From the Booking Desk: The crime fiction short story is one with a very long history and just about every major mystery convention still presents awards in the Short category. BOLO Books has not really covered very many short stories, so I was excited when the...
Recent Articles
BOLO Books @ Malice Domestic 2023
From the Booking Desk: I can’t believe it’s almost time to leave for Malice Domestic. Time is flying. In case anyone is looking for me around the convention, here are the places where I can almost certainly be found. THURSDAY 5:00-7:00 Early Registration FRIDAY 3:00...
Cover Reveal – The Ninja’s Oath
From the Booking Desk: I am thrilled to host the cover reveal for the fourth book in Tori Eldridge's critically-acclaimed and award-winning series. The Ninja's Oath sees the return of beloved character Lily Wong in another adventure that blends both mystery and...
Delia Pitts – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: I have not yet had the pleasure of meeting Delia Pitts in person, but that will be rectified later this month at Malice Domestic. I do, however, read Delia's books (see the review of Murder My Past) and follow her on the social media channels...
