Recent Reviews

Mango, Mambo, and Murder – The BOLO Books Review

Like all corners of the crime fiction community, the cozy mystery sub-genre has recently seen an influx of new, diverse voices creating a sense of vitality and freshness that will hopefully bring more readers to the entire breadth of this incredibly multi-faceted...

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The Mother Next Door – The BOLO Books Review

With The Mother Next Door, a novel of suburban suspense, Tara Laskowski has gifted readers with the most addictively readable book of the season. It is virtually impossible to stop reading The Mother Next Door until the entirety of it has been consumed, and even then,...

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State of Terror – The BOLO Books Review

     “A metaphor walks into a bookstore…” “State of Terror by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny is like a traditional Robert Ludlum political thriller crossed with a John le Carré character study only with women at the center of the...

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Recent Interviews

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Recent Articles

BOLO – Week of January 6, 2019

From The Booking Desk: I conducted a poll late last year to see how many people would miss this weekly feature if I stopped it and the response immediately let me know that I needed to continue this list of new releases. And so, here is the first official Monday BOLO...

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Alex Segura – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch

From the Booking Desk: It is time for the first Composite Sketch of 2019 and I can't think of a better individual to launch us into this new year. I first became acquainted with Alex Segura through his excellent work with Archie Comics. Then his first Pete Fernandez...

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APB – Winter 2019

Time for another entry in this incredibly popular feature here at BOLO Books – The APB (All Points Bulletin).  As always, competition for these slots was tough. Which books are generating that elusive buzz in the publishing industry? Which are books that I personally...

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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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