Recent Reviews
How to Have a Killer Time in DC – The BOLO Books Review
Fans of the lighter end of the crime fiction spectrum have much to celebrate this week with the debut release from Sam Lumley—the launch of a delightful cozy series. How to Have a Killer Time in D.C. is the first book in what is being billed as “Oliver Popp’s Travel...
No. 10 Doyers Street – The BOLO Books Review
Readers have been waiting a number of years to travel back into the past with the one-and-only Radha Vatsal. Ever since she debuted with her much-loved Kitty Weeks mystery series, fans have trusted her to bring the past to life on the page while also telling gripping...
The Murder Show – The BOLO Books Review
Matt Goldman has proven himself adept at writing both series and standalone mystery novels. His latest—The Murder Show—is likely a standalone, however, it could easily serve as the launch for a new series should Goldman want to go in that direction. Ethan Harris is...
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
Catriona McPherson on The Perfect Scottish Village – A BOLO Books Guest Post
From the Booking Desk: It's a tradition now, so I am thrilled to have Catriona McPherson here for a guest post as she continues her blog tour for the latest Dandy Gilver novel, The Witching Hour. Midsummer, St Mary Mead and now Dirleton The Witching Hour (Dandy Gilver...
Cover Reveal – First Week Free at the Roomy Toilet
From the Booking Desk: Many of you know that after years of writing exclusively short stories, Josh Pachter released his debut novel--Dutch Threat--in 2023. That book would go on to be a finalist in the Best Debut Novel category for the Agatha, Lefty, and Macavity...
Cover Reveal – Hold Me Down
From the Booking Desk: Today's cover reveal is a bit different. Clea Simon's Hold Me Down is re-release with a new publisher, so the novel has been given an awesome new look. Since I previously reviewed this book, I'll link to that review as well. If you haven't...
