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

BOLO – Week of October 28, 2018

From The Booking Desk: Early voting in happening around the US, so please get out there and let your voice be heard. And then, treat yourself to one of these new releases on your way back home. ______________________________________________________________________...

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Susanna Calkins – A BOLO Books Composite Sketch

From the Booking Desk: I have been a fan of Susanna Calkins from the moment I first read and reviewed her debut historical mystery, A Murder at Rosamund’s Gate. She is always delightful when you encounter her at the various crime fiction conventions, and like so many...

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Where to Find BOLO Books

From the Booking Desk: For my regular followers, I just wanted to mention two recent locations where you can find out more about BOLO Books and book blogging in general. The wonderful Pam Stack, who was recently featured as part of the BOLO Books Composite Sketch...

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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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