Recent Reviews

The Last House on Needless Street – The BOLO Books Review

Every so often a book comes along that is problematic to classify, difficult to summarize, and impossible to forget. The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward is just such a novel. It has been called a thriller, horror, psychological suspense, crime fiction,...

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1979 – The BOLO Books Review

Val McDermid is a legend in the crime fiction world. She has written ground-breaking books, such as the Lindsay Gordon series featuring a lesbian lead character; the Wire in the Blood novels (her criminal profiler series that is often imitated but never duplicated);...

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Her Perfect Life – The BOLO Books Review

By now most readers know that Hank Phillippi Ryan was an Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter long before she was a multi-award-winning crime fiction author, so it only makes sense that reporters in various forms have populated almost all of her fiction work....

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Recent Interviews

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Recent Articles

Rob Hart – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch

From the Booking Desk: Rob Hart is one of the nicest guys you will meet in the crime fiction community. I've chatted with him at various conventions and events, shared a table with him at a Libraries Tea, and chatted with him about Ron Howard's option on his next...

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Susan Reiss – A BOLO Books Guest Post

From the Booking Desk: Susan Reiss is a member of my local chapter of Sisters in Crime - the incredible Chesapeake "Chessie" Chapter - so I have heard her speak at a number of local events. She is always engaging and makes audience members want to read her series set...

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BOLO – Week of December 9, 2018

From The Booking Desk: As you struggle to complete those last minute holiday shopping trips, let's take a look at a few books from smaller presses this week. We have a "cozy," a LGBTQ+ based YA title, and a traditional mystery in an nontraditional locale....

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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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