Recent Reviews
Death on the Island – The BOLO Books Review
For a nation with very little violent crime of its own, Iceland continues to produce some of crime fiction’s rising superstars. New to the genre—although hardly an unknown entity—Eliza Reid is dropping her debut novel in early May. For those who don’t follow Icelandic...
How to Have a Killer Time in DC – The BOLO Books Review
Fans of the lighter end of the crime fiction spectrum have much to celebrate this week with the debut release from Sam Lumley—the launch of a delightful cozy series. How to Have a Killer Time in D.C. is the first book in what is being billed as “Oliver Popp’s Travel...
No. 10 Doyers Street – The BOLO Books Review
Readers have been waiting a number of years to travel back into the past with the one-and-only Radha Vatsal. Ever since she debuted with her much-loved Kitty Weeks mystery series, fans have trusted her to bring the past to life on the page while also telling gripping...
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...
