Recent Reviews
The Girl in Cell A – The BOLO Books Review
With The Girl in Cell A—his first standalone crime novel and his first book set in the United States—Vaseem Khan leaves a mark on psychological suspense that even veterans of the subgenre can only dream of. By carefully controlling the narrative, and in particular,...
The Tenant – The BOLO Books Review
Freida McFadden continues her string of incredibly addictive, fast-paced thrillers with the release of The Tenant. McFadden is so skilled at taking tried and true tropes—in this case, the roommate from hell—and turning them into delightfully twisted tales that feel...
Death on the Island – The BOLO Books Review
For a nation with very little violent crime of its own, Iceland continues to produce some of crime fiction’s rising superstars. New to the genre—although hardly an unknown entity—Eliza Reid is dropping her debut novel in early May. For those who don’t follow Icelandic...
Recent Interviews
Hank Phillippi Ryan – BOLOBooks Interview
From the Booking Desk: I am a huge fan of the Charlie McNally series by Hank Phillippi Ryan. Refusing to rest on her laurels, last year Hank launched an ambitious new series with The Other Woman. No surprise, she succeeded once again and the book has gone on to win...
Frankie Y. Bailey –
BOLOBooks Interview
From the Booking Desk: Way back in my undergraduate days, I was an English major with a primary focus on minority literature. This meant that I was reading many African American, Latin American, and Native American authors; but it also meant that I was reading (and...
Susan M. Boyer – BOLOBooks Interview
From the Booking Desk: BOLOBooks is happy to welcome Susan M. Boyer to the blog today. Susan's first novel, Lowcountry Boil, won the Agatha Award for best first novel and the follow-up will officially be released shortly (but Susan has tweeted that copies are...
Recent Articles
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...
Deborah Crombie – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: I always delight when I see Deb Crombie at one of the various mystery fan conventions around the country. She's wonderful to talk to and always has a smile on her face. She and Marcia Talley did an event here in Baltimore at the Enoch Pratt...
Rupert Holmes Interview for Authors on the Air
This afternoon, I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing the creative genius that is Rupert Holmes. I was invited to be the guest interviewer by Pam Stack and we, of course, talked about his excellent new novel MURDER YOUR EMPLOYER. While the official interview is...
