by FOOL | Jul 17, 2026 | Crime Fiction, Fiction, Psychological Thriller
Lisa Jewell is a popular and prolific writer who started out writing romance and general fiction before switching to mystery and thrillers some years later. When you read the synopsis on the back of this 2025 thriller – Don’t Let Him In – you could be excused for...
by FOOL | Jul 10, 2026 | Cosy Crime, Crime Fiction, Fiction
Earlier this year, I read Jeremy Vine’s debut novel (Murder on Line One) and really rather liked it. Turn the Dial for Death is the follow-up and it is – in my view – less accomplished. Yes, it’s okay to read, but not as good as the debut novel. As before, the story...
by FOOL | Jul 3, 2026 | Cosy Crime, Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Fiction, Historical, Psychological Thriller, Thriller
Each year the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) runs a Crime Reading Month in June, and this year, as part of the National Year of Reading, it was also Jury June. Fair to say June was a month tailor-made for our book group! Oundle Library made the most of things with a...
by FOOL | Jun 28, 2026 | Crime Fiction, Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller
Lucy Foley is an interesting author. The Midnight Feast is her seventh standalone novel, and her three previous novels have all been nominated or shortlisted for awards in the UK and overseas. I’ve read several of her books and enjoyed them, and I found this one to be...
by FOOL | Jun 19, 2026 | Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Fiction
I don’t think I’ve read a book by the British author, Nick Louth that I haven’t thought excellent. And The Last Ride, which was published in 2024, is no exception. I was immersed in the story from the first few pages – so much so, that putting the book down was a real...
