Book Reviews
Our website always features book reviews written by Oundle Library’s Crime Fiction Book Group. But we’re also happy to include reviews about general fiction or non-fiction titles. So why not write something for us about a book you’ve enjoyed? Send your review to us by email to join@friendsofoundlelibrary.org.uk.
Take a look below to see what we’ve been reading lately, and click through to a book review to find our Archive.
November 2020
Watch this space
Another book review will be posted here soon.
18 November 2020
Accidental Agent by Alan Judd
A spy story with believable characters and an intricate and clever plot. Immensely readable.
12 november 2020
The Man on the Street by Trevor Wood
This is a wonderful debut novel which gripped everyone in our book group. In fact, it earned nothing but 4+ and 5 Stars from all of us. Track it down!
7 November 2020
Takes One to Know One by Susan Isaacs
A witty, light-hearted mystery that turns suddenly into something far more sinister and terrifying. 4-Stars from our reviewer.
30 October 2020
What we read in October
8 books discussed and reviewed at our last book group meeting, with only one earning less than 4 Stars. They range from police procedurals to out-and-out thrillers, so see if something takes your fancy!
26 October 2020
Ski Spy School by Stuart Gibbs
Ben Ripley isn’t exactly spy material. But even though he’s a bit of a nerd, the CIA recruit him to go to spy school. And that’s where his adventures begin. The Spy School series is for children aged 8-11 and our reviewer gives this story 5-Stars.
23 October 2020
Killer Charm by Linda Fairstein
This essay on what makes a psychopath is straightforward and easy to follow, and it gives a rather different perspective to some of the killers and villains we find in many crime fiction novels.
18 October 2020
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
This is a riveting and exciting story that deserves its reputation as one of the best classic thrillers. 5-Stars from our reviewer.
13 October 2020
Whirligig by Andrew James Greig
A clever and intricate police procedural. This debut novel about a series of macabre killings in the Highlands of Scotland was longlisted for this year’s CWA John Creasey New Blood Award.
9 October 2020
The Order by Daniel Silva
The Gabriel Allon series by Daniel Silva usually yields page-turning international espionage thrillers. But this just slightly misses the mark. Having said that, don’t be put off reading the earlier books in the series because they are terrific.
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