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

Alison Gaylin –
BOLOBooks Interview

From the Booking Desk: Yesterday, BOLOBooks ran a review of Alison Gaylin's first young adult novel, Reality Ends Here.  In case you missed it, that can be found here.  Today, I am pleased to welcome Alison to the blog for an interview about her work and the...

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Catriona McPherson – BOLOBooks Interview

From the Booking Desk: To say that I am excited to be joined today by the one and only Catriona McPherson would be vastly understating it.  She is a true delight and her sense of humor shines through in everything she does.  Needless to say, she also writes a killer...

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Joelle Charbonneau – BOLOBooks Interview

From the Booking Desk:  Today, BOLOBooks is excited to welcome Joelle Charbonneau to the blog on the launch day of her newest novel.  Joelle's book, The Testing, is her YA debut and has been receiving positive word of mouth.  BOLOBooks' review of The Testing can be...

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Recent Articles

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...

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Wanda M. Morris – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch

Having seen Wanda M. Morris' performance on one of those lying panels, where authors try to trick the audience into believing a story that is completely false, I would say always be cautious around this one--She's got game! That said, the honesty and humanity that...

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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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