Recent Reviews
A Song for Katy Shayne – The BOLO Books Review
Jim Fusilli has been a solid name in the crime fiction community for years. Racking up accolades and honors for his own work, Jim Fusilli is one of those authors who is constantly giving back to his community by spotlighting colleagues on his popular podcast, Writers...
How to Get Away with Murder – The BOLO Books Review
One of the key tenets of most crime fiction is justice—seeking justice, evading justice, or some combination of the two. There are books where justice is ultimately denied, but even in those cases, readers find a sense of comfort in the efforts made toward...
No One Would Do What the Lamberts Have Done – The BOLO Books Review
Sophie Hannah has built a career by writing seemingly preposterous plots that somehow make completely logical sense when filtered through her wickedly creative mind. Now with the release of No One Would Do What the Lamberts Have Done, she may have taken this hallmark...
Recent Interviews
Kristopher Zgorski – Behind the Blogger
From the Booking Desk: Depending on what device you are viewing BOLO Books on, you may notice over the next few weeks that we are changing up the look of the blog. I am working with someone who knows much more about these things than I do - more on that later - but...
Becky Masterman – The BOLO Books Interview
From the Booking Desk: I am thrilled to welcome Becky Masterman to the blog today. She is the author of the Brigid Quinn series and if you haven't yet met Brigid, please do yourself a favor and get a hold of these books. The BOLO Books reviews of Rage Against the...
Yrsa Sigurdardóttir – The BOLO Books Interview
From the Booking Desk: Yesterday, I posted my review of Yrsa Sigurdardóttir's new series debut, The Legacy. Today, I am happy to welcome her to BOLO Books for some deeper discussion of this new novel, translations, how the Paleo diet is like a ghost, and the...
Recent Articles
Second Cover Reveal – The Beat of Black Wings
From the Booking Desk: No, you are not experiencing Déjà vu. BOLO Books has previously done a cover reveal for The Beat of Black Wings: Crime Fiction Inspired by The Songs of Joni Mitchell back in 2020. But this excellent anthology is being re-released by a new...
Cover Reveal – What We Left Unsaid
From the Booking Desk: I first became aware of Winnie Li when she released and toured with her emotionally devastating debut novel, Dark Chapter. We struck up a friendship on social media and eventually met in person when she was touring again with her second novel,...
Cover Reveal – Friend of the Devil
From the Booking Desk: I am thrilled to welcome Josh Pachter back to the blog with the cover reveal for the latest of his "Inspired By" anthologies. This time out readers will be entertained by crime fiction inspired by the songs of The Grateful Dead. Contributors:...
