
Recent Reviews
Beautiful Ugly – The BOLO Books Review
As she has released each of her six psychological suspense novels, Alice Feeney has steadily made the climb as a consistent favorite with fans of that subgenre. Now with the release of her seventh book—Beautiful Ugly—she seems poised to gather even more readers to her...
Tell Me What You Did – The BOLO Books Review
Sometimes an author comes up with a genius idea that grabs the reader by the throat in the early chapters and refuses to let go until the final pages are turned. Tell Me What You Did by Carter Wilson is just such a novel. Crime fiction fans will be unable to resist...
The Note – The BOLO Books Review
Publishing, like most businesses, beats to a rhythm all its own. There is a cyclical nature which is comforting in many ways. During the early months of the year, readers can count on the appearance of some books their publishers have genuine faith in—titles that will...
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
All the Colors of the Dark – The BOLO Books Review
The epic scope of a tale like Homer’s The Odyssey resonates universally because at its core it is simply the story of man on a journey home—albeit a circuitous route fraught with peril and temptation at every unplanned turn. While it is a completely different type of...
Cover Reveal – The Skeleton Rides a Horse (and other stories)
From the Booking Desk: Both Toni L.P. Kelner (aka Leigh Perry) and Crippen & Landru Publishers have been longtime supporters of BOLO Books, so when I was asked if I would be interested in hosting the cover reveal for Toni's new short story collection, it was an...
Catriona McPherson on Tidying Up – A BOLO Books Guest Post
From the Booking Desk: The one-and-only Catriona McPherson has been visiting BOLO Books with Guest Posts for each of her new releases almost since the beginning days of this blog--almost 12 years ago. We can always count on her to put a smile on our faces, to reveal...