Recent Reviews
I Dreamed of Falling – The BOLO Books Review
Julia Dahl began her writing career with an excellent and fascinating series of novels that gave crime fiction readers a glimpse into the Hasidic Jewish community in New York City (Invisible City, Run You Down, and Conviction). She followed this success with a...
There’s No Murder Like Show Murder – The BOLO Books Review
There’s No Murder Like Show Murder is the debut of a new cozy mystery series from M. S. Greene. This is a penname for a successful playwright, so it makes sense for the mystery series to center on the theater industry. Typical of the cozy sub-genre, the setting is a...
Blood Like Mine – The BOLO Books Review
Stuart Neville’s The Twelve (aka The Ghosts of Belfast) hit the crime fiction world like a ton of bricks in 2009, ushering in a fresh new voice for the genre. For the past fifteen years, Neville has continued to release work that pushes the boundaries of crime...
Recent Interviews
Vicki Delany –
BOLOBooks Interview
From the Booking Desk: BOLOBooks is pleased to welcome Vicki Delany to the blog. I first met Vicki at the Canucks evening event celebrating Canadian authors at last year's Bouchercon. Then she also attended this year's Festival of Mystery at which I interviewed...
Alex Marwood – BOLOBooks Interview
From the Booking Desk: This past weekend I read The Wicked Girls by Alex Marwood and it quickly became clear that this book was likely to be one of my favorites for the year. I couldn't be more excited to introduce Alex to all of you, so I asked her if she would...
Helen Smith – BOLOBooks Interview
From the Booking Desk: BOLO Books is excited today to welcome Helen Smith to the blog. If you stopped by yesterday, you likely saw the BOLO Books review of her latest novel, Invitation to Die. Today, we get answers to some of those burning questions, including why a...
Recent Articles
James L’Etoile – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: James is one of those guys I always look forward to running into at the various crime fiction conventions. I was able to have a lunch with him during Left Coast Crime Albuquerque and the conversation was fascinating. James knows a lot! And in...
Holly West – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch
Holly West and I have been friends since we first encountered each other at a mystery convention years ago. I love sitting down with her to have an extended conversation, because you just never know where that rabbit trail will lead. But you can count on it being both...
Deborah Well – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch
Deb Well can often be found at crime fiction conventions by the side of her "partner in crime" Gabriel Valjan, but make no mistake about it, she is also a huge fan of the entire genre. Always approachable, gregarious, and full of interesting information, you would do...
