Recent Reviews

Truth Be Told – The BOLO Books Review

With each book, Kia Abdullah continues to highlight her willingness to tell the difficult stories, the ones that most writers would conjure in their mind before kindly telling themselves “there’s no way in hell I’m going there.” Because of her bravery, each novel...

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Reykjavik – The BOLO Books Review

Reykjavík is the new novel from Icelandic crime fiction superstar, Ragnar Jónasson, written in collaboration with the Prime Minister of Iceland, Katrín Jakobsdóttir. With that pedigree, anticipation for this new thriller is understandably high and thankfully, this...

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Just Another Missing Person – The BOLO Books Review

Gillian McAllister has been writing quite successful suspense novels for years now, but last year’s Wrong Place, Wrong Time appears to have elevated her to another level. She is now following that bestseller with Just Another Missing Person—a more traditional domestic...

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Recent Interviews

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Recent Articles

Alex Marwood – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch

From the Booking Desk: Meeting Alex Marwood when she traveled to the States for her first Bouchercon was such a joy, I can't really even put it into words. This was before she made a huge splash with The Wicked Girls -- by coincidence the ebook version of that...

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C. Michele Dorsey – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch

From the Booking Desk: If you need a vacation and don't have the time or money, just pick up a book from C. Michele Dorsey and off you will go to a beautiful island setting...just be prepared for the occasional dead body. C. Michele is one of those folks you will...

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Noir at the Bar, Shirlington – Recap

From the Booking Desk: Last night I attended the first ever Northern Virginia Noir at the Bar. It was held at Busboys & Poets in Shirlington Village and was also co-sponsored by Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. The venue could not have been any more perfect for an...

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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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