Recent Reviews
Count My Lies – The BOLO Books Review
With Count My Lies, Sophie Stava has written an unforgettable and fast-paced debut novel that is sure to be all the buzz in various corners of the crime fiction community. Sophie Stava lends her fresh voice and undeniable talent to a familiar trope: the unstable...
The Butterfly Trap – The BOLO Books Review
Across her career, Clea Simon has proven that her writing skills can tackle just about any style choice. She’s written comforting cozies to paranormal romance to gritty noir with settings as disparate as Cambridge, Massachusetts or Boston’s underground music scene....
The Summer Guests – The BOLO Books Review
When Tess Gerritsen launched a new series with The Spy Coast last year, it was immediately obvious that this concept was going to hook readers in—likely starting yet another long-running series for this legend of crime fiction. The idea of a community of retired spies...
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...
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...
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...
Recent Articles
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...
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...
