Recent Reviews

The God of the Woods – The BOLO Books Review

Liz Moore’s Long Bright River was a breakout success in 2020, garnering both critical acclaim and a loyal fan base for an author who had been plying her trade for thirteen years. It’s been a long four-year wait for a new novel, but with the release of The God of the...

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Trouble in Queenstown – The BOLO Books Review

Delia Pitts has been steadily building a career with a strong foundation of fans who eagerly await each new release from her. Fans of the six novels in The Ross Agency Mystery series know that Pitts is a writer skilled at both creating believable characters who win...

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What You Leave Behind – The BOLO Books Review

Wanda M. Morris burst onto the crime fiction scene with All Her Little Secrets, a contemporary-set legal thriller that grabbed readers and wouldn’t let go. In an unusual, yet inspired move, she followed that success with Anywhere You Run, a historical crime novel set...

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Recent Interviews

Megan Abbott – Interview

From the Booking Desk: Our guest today is Megan Abbott.  She is a multiple award-winning author whose fan-base continues to grow.  It was my pleasure to have the opportunity to dig a little deeper into her process and see how her mind works....

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Sara J. Henry – Interview

From The Booking Desk: We are pleased to be joined today by Sara J. Henry, author of the Troy Chance series of mysteries.  Sara burst on the scene with her first book in 2011, winning awards and universal acclaim.  This week marks the launch of her second novel, A...

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Carla Buckley – Interview

From The Booking Desk: Carla Buckley joins us today for an interview about her new novel Invisible.  Carla burst on the scene in 2010 with her debut novel, The Things That Keep Us Here.  Fans, like myself, have been anxiously awaiting her next book, wondering where...

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Recent Articles

Heather Levy – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch

Headed into the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, let's squeeze in one more Composite Sketch in this 10th anniversary celebration of BOLO Books. I knew as soon as I heard the early descriptions of Heather Levy's Walking Through Needles that it would be a book I had to...

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Marco Carocari – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch

The Composite Sketch feature returns and the followers of BOLO Books couldn't be more excited. Today, we have a sketch from a newer member of our community. Marco Carocari is the author of Blackout, which I highly recommend for those looking to expand the diversity...

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Tracy Clark – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch

To help celebrate the 10 year anniversary of BOLO Books, I decided to re-launch the extremely popular Composite Sketch feature. As you may remember, these are short interviews containing five very incisive questions that are posed to members of our community -...

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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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