Recent Reviews

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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Tell Me What You Did – The BOLO Books Review

Sometimes an author comes up with a genius idea that grabs the reader by the throat in the early chapters and refuses to let go until the final pages are turned. Tell Me What You Did by Carter Wilson is just such a novel. Crime fiction fans will be unable to resist...

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Recent Interviews

Maggie Barbieri –
BOLO Books Interview

From the Booking Desk: On Tuesday, the BOLO Books review of Maggie Barbieri's new novel, Once Upon a Lie, was posted.  Today, the author herself is joining us for a delightful interview.  Enjoy! ______________________________________________________________________...

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Dead Harvest / Chris F. Holm – BOLO Books Inter(Re)view

From The Booking Desk: The saying goes "there is nothing new under the sun," but this is not necessarily true.  You may have noticed that the title of this post does not indicate if it is an interview or a review.  That is because it is BOTH.  In an effort to try...

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Justin Kramon –
BOLOBooks Interview

From the Booking Desk: It is with great pleasure that I welcome Justin Kramon to BOLO Books today.  Justin's second novel, The Preservationist, has just been released and this is a book that psychological thriller fans are going to be talking about.  Read on to see...

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Recent Articles

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...

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Cover Reveal – Stemming the Tide

From the Booking Desk: Last year, I hosted the cover reveal for Rebecca K. Jones' debut from Bella Book, Steadying the Ark. I also went on to review this gripping and timely novel. That review can be found here. Now I am happy to report that the next novel featuring...

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Meg Gardiner – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch

From The Booking Desk: Meg Gardiner likely needs no introduction, especially after last year's smash novel prequel/sequel to the iconic film Heat, which she wrote with director Michael Mann. To my mind, she's been releasing high-quality crime fiction from the start of...

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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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