Recent Reviews
This Book Will Bury Me – The BOLO Books Review
With the release of This Book Will Bury Me, Ashley Winstead continues to entertain her legion of fans with her brand of crime fiction—novels that take familiar tropes and twist them just enough to make them feel fresh and unexpected. Winstead consistently manages to...
Murder in the Dressing Room – The BOLO Books Review
Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple may be the G.O.A.T. of amateur detection, but she’s not the United Kingdom’s sole contribution to the cozy crime genre. Just recently drag comedian Holly Stars launched contemporary quozy series set within the drag queen culture in...
A Long Time Gone – The BOLO Books Review
Fans of Joshua Moehling’s crime fiction series have been waiting years to witness Ben Packard uncovering the truth about his older brother’s disappearance decades earlier. That moment has finally arrived with the release of A Long Time Gone, the third book in this...
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....
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...
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...
Recent Articles
Curtis Ippolito – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch
I was fortunate to meet Curtis Ippolito at the 2022 Left Coast Crime where I was the fan Guest of Honor. I had recently read and reviewed his excellent crime fiction debut, Burying the Newspaper Man, so I was very happy to have a few moments to chat with Curtis,...
Tammy Barker – A Bolo Books Composite Sketch
There are fans and then there are Fans, with a capital F. Tammy Barker most certainly belongs in the latter category. Along with her own writing, Tammy is a devoted reader, loyal to the authors she loves, always willing to go above and beyond to make someone's day...
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...
