Recent Reviews

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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City of Saviors – The BOLO Books Review

City of Saviors is the fourth book in Rachel Howzell Hall’s critically-acclaimed Elouise “Lou” Norton series. Readers who have followed Lou from her debut in Land of Shadows to Skies of Ash and then through Trail of Echoes will need no further impetus to crack the...

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Recent Interviews

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Recent Articles

Agatha Award Nominations 2012
Malice Domestic

From The Booking Desk: Below is the list of the nominations for this year's Agatha Awards.  Eligible nominees were published in 2012 and winners will be announced at this year's Malice Domestic Conference to be held in Bethesda, Maryland on May 3-5, 2013.  You will...

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BOLO Books TOP 12 of ’12 (GALLERY)

You can read the BOLO Books comments about each of the books here:  DAY ONE, DAY TWO, DAY THREE and DAY FOUR. Happy New Year Everyone!  And join me in 2013 for more great content - book reviews,...

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BOLO Books’ TOP 12 of ’12

DAY FOUR

From the Booking Desk: This post continues my list of the best reads of 2012. You can find the books from DAY ONE, TWO and THREE - here, here, and here. NOTE:  These books appear in no particular order, as I would find it impossible to rank them....

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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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