Recent Reviews
Perfect Wives, Perfect Lies – The BOLO Books Review
With Perfect Wives, Perfect Lies, Jennifer Anne Gordon has written a summer treat that feels like both an old school throwback and a timely piece of social satire. The reading experience is akin to drinking a vodka stinger poolside with a developing storm in the...
The Shadow Friends – The BOLO Books Review
The Martini Club—that collection of aging, retired spies who now secretly reside in Purity, Maine—is back with another unforgettable case in The Shadow Friends, the third book in Tess Gerritsen’s latest series. Unlike the first two books in the series, The Shadow...
The Hotel Manager’s Guide to Murder – The BOLO Books Review
Over time, there has been a tendency to place all Nordic Crime Fiction under an umbrella of sameness, largely because the early successes in the subgenre were indeed dark, brooding pieces dripping with a cold and gloomy ambience, but the truth is much more complex—as...
Recent Interviews
Honored to be an Advocate – Kristopher Zgorski
From the Booking Desk: In case you haven't been following along, the wonderful publishing blog - The Thrill Begins - has recently launched a series of posts highlighting some folks the regular bloggers there consider to be important advocates within our crime writing...
Patti Abbott – The BOLO Books Interview
From the Booking Desk: I am thrilled to welcome Patricia Abbott here to BOLO Books today to discuss her new short story collection: I Bring Sorrow and Other Stories of Transgression. The book is available now and you all are going to want to experience these stories...
Alafair Burke – The BOLO Books Interview
From the Booking Desk: Hopefully, at this point you have already pre-ordered Alafair Burke's new book, The Wife. Critical praise of this novel has been very strong and I even called it "an instant classic," so it should be no surprise that I invited Alafair here to...
Recent Articles
Cover Reveal – Every Day a Little Death
From the Booking Desk: The popularity of "Inspired By" anthologies in the crime fiction community continues to grow. I am honored that "Ticket to Ride" (the story I wrote in collaboration with Dru Ann Love) won the Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Awards for Best Short...
Read “Reynisfjara”
From the Booking Desk: Since award nomination season is upon us, my publisher--Level Best Books--has agreed to allow me to grant FREE access to my eligible story, "Reynisfjara" from the anthology Mystery Most International. The attendees of Malice Domestic have...
Catriona McPherson on Pranks – A BOLO Books Guest Post
From the Booking Desk: Fans of BOLO Books have surely noticed that Catriona McPherson is the most frequent Guest Post guest on this blog. There are many reasons for this--among them: 1. She asks, 2. I am a fan of her books, 3. She is a friend and advocate for not only...
