Recent Reviews

Burying the Newspaper Man – The BOLO Books Review

Thousands of books are published every year and yet the reading public only becomes aware of a small cross-section of those titles. Marketing teams at the big publishers and the limited space at mainstream media outlets often dictate how widespread knowledge of a...

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Real Tigers – A BOLO Books Surveillance Review

Real Tigers is the third full-length novel in Mick Herron’s Slough House series. While the first two books in the series laid the important groundwork, it is in Real Tigers where all the various elements come together to create a near-perfect spy novel. Real Tigers...

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The Sorority Murder – The BOLO Books Review

Looking at the description of Allison Brennan’s The Sorority Murder, readers will notice a number of crime fiction tropes are in play – the death of a young (female) college student, a podcast hoping to solve this cold case, a missing diary, a plot that unspools...

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Recent Interviews

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Recent Articles

Joni Langevoort – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch

From the Booking Desk: I first met Joni Langevoort through her role as Publisher Liaison for Malice Domestic. Before I joined the board, seeing Joni at the yearly convention was always a highlight of that event and now I get to see her far more frequently. I am very...

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BOLO – Week of December 6, 2018

From The Booking Desk: Things may be slowing down a bit in the publishing industry as we head toward the end of the year, but there are still new books being released that should be on your shopping list. Here are just a few....

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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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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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