by FOOL | Aug 29, 2026 | Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Fiction, Historical, Humour, Psychological Thriller, Thriller
Three-word titles was the theme this month, although we decided we could disregard the word ‘the’ in the title if it made it a little easier to find books we actually wanted to read … because one-word-titles we attempted earlier in the year had been quite a...
by FOOL | Aug 16, 2026 | Crime Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller
I’m a fan of Tana French and think she’s an excellent writer. The Keeper is the latest addition to her series about Cal Hooper, the retired Chicago detective who now lives in a remote Irish village. I’ve really enjoyed all these novels and although in our book group...
by FOOL | Aug 13, 2026 | Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Fiction
Barbara Nadel is an award-winning British author whose Inspector Ikmen series inspired an eight-part BBC TV series – The Turkish Detective. To date, Nadel has written 28 mysteries about the now ex-inspector Çetin Ikmen and Serpent’s Tongue is the latest, published in...
by FOOL | Aug 9, 2026 | Fiction
In 2008, Aravind Adiga’s debut novel – The White Tiger – won the Booker prize. It’s a brilliant book, but not crime fiction, although there is a killing in it. Rather it is a story of India in the very recent past. In places it’s difficult to read, but I...
