Book Reviews
Most of the reviews on this website are written by members of our Oundle Crime book group, and if you enjoy reading crime fiction and thrillers and want to know more about Oundle Crime, click here. Having said that, we’re very happy to include reviews of any literary genre. So if you’d like to write something about a book you’ve enjoyed, please send your review to us at join@friendsofoundlelibrary.org.uk
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12 April 2025
Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister
Another belter of a novel by Gillian McAllister. Utterly believable and completely gripping. No wonder it had rave reviews from critics and other authors. Our reviewer says it can be worth nothing less than 5 Stars.
6 April 2025
The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny
The latest mystery in the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series. It’s a good plot and the tension builds slowly to an action-packed conclusion. 4 Stars.
30 March 2025
Oundle Crime recommends
Most of this month’s list can be borrowed from Oundle Library or on BorrowBox. It includes a couple of authors that no-one in the group had ever heard of or read before. Isn’t it wonderful to find a new author you enjoy reading?!
24 March 2025
Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson
Our reviewer describes this as literary fiction with crimes, rather than crime fiction. It’s the latest Jackson Brodie story with a good mystery at its heart. But it’s the clever writing and characterisation that make it brilliant to read
16 March 2025
A Cold Wind from Moscow by Rory Clements
The latest addition to the Professor Tom Wilde series and set in the winter of 1947, this is another atmospheric and twisty espionage thriller which earned 5 Stars from our reviewer.
9 March 2025
Dead in the Water by Dana Stabenow
Book 3 of the popular Kate Shugak series. Our reviewer doesn’t usually enjoy series of books about the same person, but overcame her doubts and thoroughly enjoyed this. She’s now looking for more of them to read!
2 March 2025
Oundle Crime recommends …
This month Oundle Crime recommends the latest novels by Ian Rankin, Chris Hammer and Stella Rimington as well as a novella by Ann Cleeves, a couple of golden oldies by Colin Dexter and P.D. James and books by L.J. Ross and Lisa Gardner.
23 February 2025
The Enigma Girl by Henry Porter
Full of tension, action and excitement this has the added bonus of being set in our region, with Peterborough, Flag Fen, Milton Keynes and Bletchley Park all featuring heavily. Our reviewer gave it 5 Stars.
15 February 2025
Zero Days by Ruth Ware
Well-written, well-plotted and very exciting, this all-action chase thriller feels different to Ruth Ware’s usual novels. But it still grips your imagination and the characters leap off the page. Definitely worth reading.
9 February 2025
Oundle Crime recommends
Nine recommendations from Oundle Crime, which include Book 1 of a new series by Mark Billingham, new books by Vaseem Khan and Joy Ellis, and some books by authors who were previously unknown to the group.
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