Recent Reviews

The Year of the Locust – The BOLO Books Review

With social media, movies, television, and more vying for readers attention, the days of those massively long epic novels are mostly a thing of the past, and yet, occasionally, a work that defies the odds comes along, determined to remind us that there is nothing like...

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The Teacher – The BOLO Books Review

Readers picking up a Freida McFadden novel should go in knowing they are going to have to suspend disbelief—as this is an author who loves to craft the most twisted plots—but should also prepare to be glued to the page until the final moments of the book. In some...

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Recent Interviews

Bryon Quertermous & Riot Load – A BOLO Books Guest Post

From the Booking Desk: Last year, Bryon Quertermous stopped by BOLO Books to talk a bit about his debut novel, Murder Boy. If you missed on want to revisit that post, you can find that at Bryon Quertermous - A BOLO Books Guest Post. Today, I am happy to welcome Bryon...

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J.M Hewitt visits the United States

From the Booking Desk: One of the drawbacks of this book blogging gig is that I often discover shadow souls in other parts of the world - folks that I would love to meet, but the distance makes that more difficult. It is no secret that I am a huge fan of the crime...

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Ovidia Yu – A BOLO Books Guest Post

From the Booking Desk: When you volunteer at conferences like Bouchercon and Malice Domestic, you are doing so much more than helping out the organizers of the event - which in and of itself would be rewarding enough - but you are also opening yourself up to meet some...

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Recent Articles

Cover Reveal – Happiness is a Warm Gun

From the Booking Desk: Today is a very special cover reveal for the Josh Pachter-edited anthology, Happiness is a Warm Gun: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of The Beatles. What makes it so special? I can hardly believe I am typing this, but this collection will...

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Cover Reveal – Dutch Threat

From the Booking Desk: Loyal followers of BOLO Books have likely noticed that I have done several cover reveals for Josh Pachter's short story anthologies--in fact there's another very special one of those coming next Tuesday. But today, I am happy to share with you...

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We Are What We Read – Episode 4 available

Episode Four of my new YouTube vlog WE ARE WHAT WE READ is now available for you to enjoy. On this episode, my co-host Shawn Reilly Simmons and I are joined by guests Bruce Robert Coffin, Tracy Clark, Joseph Goodrich, Curtis Ippolito, Erin LaBonte-McKay, Joni...

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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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