Recent Reviews
Not a Word – The BOLO Books Review
With Not a Word, Linwood Barclay proves that a clever and well-timed twist in the early pages of a book can hook the reader and keep them glued to the pages right through to the end (and beyond). Like Harlan Coben, Linwood Barclay has built a career on writing...
Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel – A BOLO Books “Sidebar” Review
“Sidebar” Reviews are extremely early reviews designed to encourage readers to pre-order novels that will be released later in the year. Miss Marple is one of the most beloved characters in the history of crime fiction. Dame Agatha Christie’s first short story...
The Cracked Mirror – The BOLO Books Review (UK Edition)
With The Cracked Mirror, Chris Brookmyre uses literary slight-of-hand to wrongfoot readers in the most spectacular fashion, all while honoring the tropes of classic crime fiction. For fans of Brookmyre, this will come as no surprise as he has proven over the years...
Recent Interviews
Cynthia Kuhn – A BOLO Books Guest Post
From the Booking Desk: I have long been a fan of the academic mystery, so when Cynthia Kuhn's Lila Maclean Academic Mystery series was announced, I knew that it was going on my To-Be-Read pile. (And since then, of course, BOLO Books has posted reviews of both The...
Trace Conger – A BOLO Books Guest Post
From The Booking Desk: I am pleased to welcome Trace Conger to BOLO Books today. Trace's new novel, The Prison Guard's Son, is out now and he's with us today to tell us a bit more about the inspiration for this novel. Fans of true crime will want to read on... The...
Owen Matthews – The BOLO Books Interview
From the Booking Desk: I recently reviewed Owen Matthews' The Fixes here on the blog. And last year, I reviewed his YA debut - How to Win at High School. To say that I am thrilled to welcome Owen Laukkanen (the real man behind the Owen Matthews pen name) to BOLO Books...
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...
