Recent Reviews

Midsummer Mysteries – The BOLO Books Review

Midsummer Mysteries (edited by Martin Edwards) is a short story anthology produced by members of the Crime Writers’ Association. Despite that organizations aim toward celebrating British crime writing, their anthologies often include authors based in other...

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Burn This Night – The BOLO Books Review

On paper, Burn This Night would seem like an impossibly complex tale more inclined to confuse than to entertain, so the fact that Alex Kenna successfully makes it work while also managing to maximize the emotional payoff is testament to her skills as a writer. Readers...

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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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Recent Interviews

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Recent Articles

Cover Reveal – Steadying the Ark

From the Booking Desk: Parents are allowed to gush about their children's successes, so when Josh Pachter told me that his daughter would be publishing a crime novel, I was both thrilled and immediately interested in reading it - not the least of which because it will...

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APB – Fall 2021

Time for another entry in this incredibly popular feature here at BOLO Books – The APB (All Points Bulletin).As always, competition for these slots was tough. Which books are generating that elusive buzz in the publishing industry? Which are books that I personally...

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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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