Recent Reviews

A Very Bad Thing – The BOLO Books Review

Columbia Jones is a celebrated novelist known around the world. While on tour, she speaks to huge crowds as her daughter Darian (who is also her publicist/personal assistant) and Riley Carrington (a journalist working on a major profile of the author) watch from the...

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The Dark Wives – The BOLO Books Review

Ann Cleeves has written ten Vera Stanhope novels, all of which have been adapted by the Vera television series. It was announced earlier this year that the Vera television adaptations starring the one-and-only Brenda Blethyn would come to an end after the next season....

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Death at the Sanatorium – The BOLO Books Review

With Death at the Sanatorium, Ragnar Jónasson continues to entertain readers with crime stories that feel both classic and contemporary simultaneously. Like last year’s Reykjavik—which he co-wrote with the Prime Minister of Iceland, Katrín Jakobsdóttir—the mystery at...

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Recent Articles

Library Event TODAY

From The Booking Desk: There is still time to sign up for the virtual library event being held today at 12pm (Eastern). I'll be talking about recent crime fiction - my favorites of the year and things to look forward to this summer. Just follow the link below to sign...

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Cover Reveal – I Play One On TV

From the Booking Desk: Alan Orloff is the author of the ITW Award-Winning Pray for the Innocent, as well as I Know Where You Sleep, Running From the Past, and more. This July he will have a new novel, I Play One On TV. Alan asked if I would do the cover reveal for...

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Cover Reveal – Mercy Creek

From the Booking Desk: I was a fan of Shadow Ridge, the first book in M. E. Browning's Jo Wyatt mystery series, so when Micki asked me if I would be interested in hosting the cover reveal for the follow-up, you know I had to say yes. Just as with the Shadow Ridge...

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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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