Recent Reviews

Night Shadows – The BOLO Books Review

Night Shadows is the third book in Eva Björg Ægisdóttir’s Forbidden Iceland series. Following both The Creak on the Stairs and Girls Who Lie, Night Shadows continues the evolution of Detective Elma and her family, friends, and colleagues, while also documenting the...

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A Scandal in Brooklyn – A BOLO Books Short Story Review

Lauren Wilkinson’s “A Scandal in Brooklyn” is a clever short story that updates the Sherlockian mythos for a more modern and diverse audience. Here, Irene Adler is a Black woman in the midst of divorcing her tech billionaire husband, when a girlfriend asks Irene to...

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A Killing in Costumes – The BOLO Books Review

Zac Bissonnette is releasing his debut cozy mystery, A Killing in Costumes, at a time when the current publishing marketplace is celebrating diversity of all kinds. Through planned intent or lucky happenstance, Bissonnette’s novel capitalizes on this trend with what...

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Recent Interviews

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Recent Articles

BOLO – Week of January 27, 2019

From The Booking Desk: It looks like it's going to be a winter week for much of the U.S., so the timing is right for some great book. Three very different novels this week; something that will appeal to everyone. Gregg Hurwitz – Out of the Dark (Minotaur, Hardcover,...

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Terri Bischoff – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch

From The Booking Desk: Terri Bischoff is one of my favorite people in the crime fiction community. She and I first crossed paths because of her work with Midnight Ink and mine here with the blog, but my fandom quickly expanded to include much admiration of Terri - the...

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BOLO – Week of January 20, 2019

From The Booking Desk: Yesterday, we celebrated the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., so that is why the BOLO report is a day late. However, that means the books releasing this week are available immediately! Ragnar Jonasson - Rupture (Minotaur, Hardcover, $28.99,...

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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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