Recent Reviews
The Other Widow-The BOLO Books Review
Although it may have felt like a leap of faith, LynDee Walker’s decision to transition to domestic suspense has proven to be an inspired choice. Each of her psychological suspense novels—from The Pastor’s Wife to The Housewife Next Door to the latest, The Other...
Our Marriage is Murder – The BOLO Books Review
Every summer, fans of Carol Goodman look forward to her newest crime fiction release. From the moment she first dropped The Lake of Dead Languages, Goodman has continued to amass a following as loyal as one is likely to find in crime fiction. This, of course, is...
Miss Wolcott’s Ghost – 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. It is very fitting that as Louise Penny enters the second decade of Three Pines mysteries she returns to the formula that made her...
Recent Interviews
Neliza Drew – A BOLO Books Guest Post
From the Booking Desk: When the likes of Erin Mitchell, Josh Stallings, Hilary Davidson, and Thomas Pluck are raving about an author or book, it behooves one to investigate. This is how I first discovered Neliza Drew and her new novel. Immediately taken with Neliza's...
Wendy Walker –
The BOLO Books Interview
From the Booking Desk: Wendy Walker's novel, All is Not Forgotten, will be released on July 12. If you follow entertainment news, you have likely already heard about this book because of the film option made on it by Reese Witherspoon. Trust me when I say that this is...
Mark Billingham @ The Ivy Bookshop
From The Booking Desk: Last night at The Ivy Bookshop in Baltimore, Mark Billingham entertained a loyal crowd with an assist from Laura Lippman. Anyone who has ever heard Mark speak knows that the man can’t resist a good one-liner to keep the audience on their toes....
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...
