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...
by FOOL | Jul 31, 2026 | Cosy Crime, Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Espionage, Fiction, Psychological Thriller
It’s summer, so naturally we chose exotic or holiday locations as our reading theme in July. Some of our choices are new books and a few were published quite a while ago, but the thing they all have in common is that we enjoyed reading them and think you might do so...
by FOOL | Jul 25, 2026 | Autobiography, Non-fiction
This autobiography was recommended to me by a friend and I listened to it as an audiobook on BorrowBox. Because The Comedy Store and The Young Ones were never on my radar, and I don’t generally read non-fiction, I didn’t expect to like it much, but actually it was a...
