by FOOL | May 15, 2026 | Classic Crime, Cosy Crime, Crime Fiction, Fiction
I’m not normally a fan of books by Martin Edwards, but Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife had such a cheerful cover that I was seduced into trying it. And actually, I thought it was pretty good. Written in the tradition of Golden Age crime fiction, it’s full of...
by FOOL | Feb 8, 2026 | Cosy Crime, Crime Fiction, Fiction
When I saw this on the bookshelf at Oundle Library, I thought it was just another celebrity cosy crime novel. But then I spotted the cover quote from the author Janice Hallett, saying it was “intriguing, complex and hugely enjoyable”, so I thought I’d give it a try....
by FOOL | Feb 1, 2026 | Adventure, Cosy Crime, Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Espionage, Fiction, Historical, Thriller
In January we tried to include at least one historical mystery in our reading for the month, so you’ll find these scattered through this list of recommendations. Our choices range from swashbuckling adventures to espionage and cosy crime, and there are several...
by FOOL | Jan 11, 2026 | Cosy Crime, Crime Fiction, Fiction, Humour
I was drawn to this by the cover blurb, which proclaimed it to be “a delightful mix of classic crime fiction and Robert Galbraith”. The author, Oskar Jensen, has three degrees in History from Oxford University and writes crime, literary, historical and children’s...
by FOOL | Jan 2, 2026 | Cosy Crime, Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Espionage, Historical
During a cold snap in November, we chose ‘Winter’ as our reading theme for December, agreeing this could encompass anything from Scandi crime to a book that was set in winter, or just had a wintery-sounding title. And at our meeting just before Christmas,...
