Recent Reviews

The Girl in the Green Dress – The BOLO Books Review

By this stage in her career, readers have come to understand that they can count on Mariah Fredericks to always publish high quality historical crime fiction—works that demonstrate a deep knowledge of the story’s setting and time period, a rich tapestry of intriguing...

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The Cut – The BOLO Books Review

After Geneva, Richard Armitage’s second novel, The Cut, shows that his literary output will be as varied as his acting choices. By expertly manipulating the dual timeline narrative, Armitage documents the long-standing effects of poor decision making. Back in 1994, in...

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What We Left Unsaid – The BOLO Books Review

Over the course of her career, Winnie M Li has shown that she is never going to shy away from a challenge. By consistently weaving elements from her own life—good, bad, and ugly—into her fictional narratives, Li produces works that ring with genuine authenticity,...

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Recent Interviews

Deanna Raybourn – The BOLO Books Interview

From The Booking Desk: I am thrilled to welcome Deanna Raybourn to BOLO Books for this launch day interview. The first novel is her new Victorian mystery series, A Curious Beginning, is out today. If you missed my spoiler-free review of this wonderful series debut,...

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Paul Cleave – The BOLO Books Interview

From the Booking Desk: Please join me in welcoming Paul Cleave to BOLO Books. Paul has written a series of loosely connected novels set in New Zealand and today marks the publication of his new stand-alone novel, Trust No One. Read on to find out how Paul organized...

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BOLO Books interviewed by The Mysteristas

From the Booking Desk: At this year's Malice Domestic, I ran into Cynthia Kuhn, who happens to be a member of the Mysteristas blog.  She asked is I would like to stop by for an interview and of course, I said yes. Here is just a sampling of one of the great questions...

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Recent Articles

We Are What We Read – Episode Ten Available

Episode Ten of my new YouTube vlog WE ARE WHAT WE READ is now available for you to enjoy. On this episode, my co-host Shawn Reilly Simmons and I are joined by guests Valerie (V. M.) Burns, Annette Dashofy, Clair Lamb, Tara Laskowski, K. T. Nguyen, and Deb Wells. The...

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I am an Agatha Award Nominee!

From the Booking Desk: For those that did not hear, yesterday the board of Malice Domestic announced the nominations for this year's Agatha Awards. It is a stellar list all around, but I am thrilled to say that "Ticket to Ride" the short story I wrote in collaboration...

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We Are What We Read – Episode Nine available

Episode Nine of my new YouTube vlog WE ARE WHAT WE READ is now available for you to enjoy. In this special episode, the focus is on short stories, with some very talented practitioners of the form who also happen to know a lot about the history of the short story. On...

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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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