Recent Reviews

One Perfect Lie – The BOLO Books Review

High school is a turbulent time as young people struggle to ascertain who they are, what they want to do with their lives, and a myriad of other huge life-altering decisions. This makes it a perfect backdrop for a Lisa Scottoline novel – she loves nothing better than...

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A Simple Favor – The BOLO Books Review

Friends do favors for each other all the time; so when Emily asks Stephanie to pick up her son after school, she thinks nothing of it. After all, she has to pick up her own son and the two boys love to have playtime, so no big deal, right? Except that Emily never...

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The Good Byline – The BOLO Books Review

The cozy mystery sub-genre is populated with a plethora of amateur sleuths working a multitude of day-jobs as they solve crimes on the side; but rarely have I encountered such an inspired occupation as that found in Jill Orr’s debut mystery, The Good Byline. Riley...

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Recent Interviews

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Recent Articles

Canadian Author Passes Away

From the Booking Desk: I was very sad to read this morning that A.S.A. Harrison, the author of the forthcoming The Silent Wife, has passed away.  While the cause of death has not been mentioned, the Toronto Star has a brief article on A.S.A. Harrison. The Silent Wife...

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Seven Kinds of Hell
(BOLO Review)

Sometime in 2008, Dana Cameron was contacted by her friends Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner.  They wanted her to submit a story for their new anthology, Wolfsbane and Mistletoe.  Since the story would require the combination of a holiday setting and werewolf...

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Louise Penny Cover

From The Booking Desk: On Facebook today, Louise Penny finally revealed the cover for the next Inspector Gamache Novel.  The book will be released on August 27th, 2013.  Louise is keeping the plot of the book under wraps for now, but those that are current with the...

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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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