Recent Reviews

Crime Song – The BOLO Books Review

Crime Song is the second book in David Swinson’s series featuring anti-hero Frank Marr. As with the series debut, The Second Girl, Swinson excels at the policing elements of the plot due to his own history with the occupation. David Swinson’s attitude toward the...

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Silent Rain – The BOLO Books Review

By design, most books in a crime fiction series allow readers to follow the lives of the main character and perhaps some of the secondary players over the course of time. However, it is more rare that readers are given access to re-visit with a character who was...

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Since We Fell – The BOLO Books Review

When news breaks about the release date of a new Dennis Lehane novel, a buzz justifiably begins to build within the crime fiction community. Things followed that existing standard when Mr. Lehane’s latest novel, Since We Fell, was announced at the beginning of the...

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Recent Interviews

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Recent Articles

BEA Blogger Con – 2013

From the Booking Desk: As you are reading this, I am likely already in my seat at the Javits Center in NYC.  Today, I will be attending the BEA Book Blogger Convention held in conjunction with BookExpo America.   Will Schwalbe (author of The End of Your Life Book...

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Malice Domestic 25 –
Saturday Recap

From the Booking Desk: There will be no new book review this week, as I am still catching up from a busy conference weekend.  You can see my recap of the Festival of Mystery here.  And below are some impressions from my one day at Malice Domestic. This year, I decided...

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Festival of Mystery
(BOLOBooks Recap)

From the Booking Desk: This past Monday was the Festival of Mystery in Oakmont, Pennsylvania.  Organized by Mystery Lovers Bookshop, this was the 18th year of the Festival and by all accounts, it was another unqualified success. A few months back, I was both honored...

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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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