Recent Reviews

Marple – The BOLO Books Review

Tampering with any icon is risky business, but fortunately in Marple, the anthology of new short stories featuring Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple, the invited authors respect the reverence readers feel for this character while also managing to infuse their own styles...

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The Rising Tide – The BOLO Books Review

At this point, Ann Cleeves’ Vera Stanhope has become one of the most beloved crime fiction characters of all time. Vera has appeared in nine novels, many short stories, and a highly successful television series where she is vividly brought to life by the legendary...

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A Deadly Covenant – The BOLO Books Review

When the writing duo behind Michael Stanley (Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip) first introduced Detective Kubu in 2008, the crime fiction community and fans of the genre immediately took notice. Here was a character who was iconic as he was original, solving crimes...

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Recent Interviews

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Recent Articles

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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Cover Reveal – The Skeleton Stuffs A Stocking

From the Booking Desk: I believe that BOLO Books has hosted the cover reveal for all of Leigh Perry's Family Skeleton books after its debut. Frankly, when Toni Kelner asks, I say yes, because I am just that much of a fan of her work. At this point, Sid and I are old...

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BOLO – Week of March 24, 2019

From the Booking Desk: If you visit BOLO Books regularly, you've heard of this week's books already, but now you can finally read them for yourself. Enjoy! Holly West, editor – Murder-A-Go-Go’s (Down & Out, Paperback, $18.95, 03/25/2019) BOLO Books Comments: The...

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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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