Recent Reviews

Granite Harbor – The BOLO Books Review

Granite Harbor is the latest novel from Peter Nichols, a critically-acclaimed writer of non-fiction and other works. This is a crime fiction work that straddles the line between genre and literary in a successful way. Granite Harbor is a quiet community located in...

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The Grey Wolf – The BOLO Books Review

It has been nearly two years since readers were last able to visit Armand Gamache and the residents of Three Pines via a new book from Louise Penny. That alone makes the publication of The Grey Wolf a significant literary highlight of 2024, but considering that this...

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Geneva – The BOLO Books Review

Celebrity-written works have long been criticized by those looking for reasons to place shame and blame on the publishing community. As recently as last week there was condemnation of works that some view as straying outside of the artist’s primary lane, but frankly...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Recent Articles

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...

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S. A. Cosby – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch

From the Booking Desk: There is no question in anybody's mind that S. A. Cosby is a superstar of the crime fiction genre. It is an honor to have him here participating in the Composite Sketch series. I first met Shawn at a local MD/DC/VA Noir at the Bar event shortly...

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L.A. Chandlar – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch

You would be hard-pressed to find a nicer person in the crime fiction community than Laurie L.A. Chandlar. Besides writing excellent and award-nominated historical mysteries, she is also a huge supporter of and champion for her fellow authors. I have had the pleasure...

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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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