Recent Reviews

Emma in the Night – The BOLO Books Review

Last year, Wendy Walker entered the crime fiction arena with her powerful novel, All Is Not Forgotten – a twisted tale full of flawed characters and a morally ambiguous plot. Due to its success, anticipation for her follow-up has been high. While not as unique as that...

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Glass Houses – The BOLO Books Review

One of the pitfalls of writing a crime fiction series is the tendency to get stuck in a rut, re-writing the same book over and over again in an effort to please loyal fans of the series. Ironically, this is exactly the thing that will cause readers to drift from a...

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Afterlife – The BOLO Books Review

A high-concept science fiction stand-alone seems like a rare thing; examples that also combine a multitude of other genres might as well be referred to as a unicorn. Fortunately for readers, Marcus Sakey has given us just that with his new novel, Afterlife. In the...

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Recent Interviews

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Recent Articles

Louise Penny Cover – The Long Way Home

From the Booking Desk: This week, Louise Penny again used her Facebook page to keep readers anticipation of her next novel very high.  Louise slowly revealed the next stunning cover for the Chief Inspector Gamache series.  Called The Long Way Home, the book will hit...

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National Poetry Month

From the Booking Desk: When Gerald So put out a call via Twitter, asking for volunteers to take part in his celebration of National Poetry Month, I immediately signed up.  Now, you may be asking yourself “But Kristopher, what does National Poetry Month have to do with...

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Cover Reveal – Dead But Not Forgotten

From the Booking Desk: Back in October of 2013, I helped to announce the upcoming release of a collection of new "Sookie Stackhouse" stories from Audible (edited by Charlaine Harris & Toni L. P. Kelner). Today, I am happy to show you the cover for the collection,...

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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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