Recent Reviews

Things We Do in the Dark – The BOLO Books Review

The innate ability to know how a story needs to be told is a skill that is typically honed over years, but in the case of Jennifer Hillier, this key storytelling tool seems to be part of her DNA. From the start, with the deliciously unsettling Creep (and the follow up...

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Dark Objects – The BOLO Books Review

Simon Toyne burst onto the literary landscape with his unique Sanctus trilogy – a DaVinci Code style narrative with deeper characterization and superlative narrative skills. Toyne followed this with a minor pivot when he released his Solomon Creed duology (The...

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Outside – The BOLO Books Review

After translating all of Agatha Christie’s novels into Icelandic for publication in his home country, Ragnar Jónasson launched his own crime fiction career with two highly-regarded series – the Dark Iceland books, which I dubbed as “cozy noir,” for their unique...

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Recent Interviews

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Recent Articles

Cover Reveal – Famous in Cedarville

From the Booking Desk: Today, I am thrilled to host the cover review for Erica Wright's first stand-alone novel - Famous in Cedarville. If you don't know Erica, she is the author of the acclaimed Kat Stone series and you really should give them a try. As an added...

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BOLO – Week of March 31, 2019

From the Booking Desk: I have been focused on preparing for moderating the Best Contemporary Agatha Award Nominee panel at this year's Malice Domestic, so this week we have three books that I haven't yet read, but I think you will agree that they all belong on any...

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Tracee de Hahn – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch

From The Booking Desk: Tracee de Hahn and I were seated next to each other at an evening dinner during last year's Malice Domestic, so naturally we struck up a conversation and discovered that we shared similar opinions on the myriad of topics we managed to cover in...

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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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