by FOOL | Apr 6, 2021 | Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Espionage, Fiction, Historical, Psychological Thriller, Thriller
Twelve books we’ve enjoyed reading in the past month. Several of the books we read last month were the first of a successful series or, in one case, a prequel that was inserted into the middle of a series. Whatever… all of them proved to be great to read and...
by FOOL | Mar 29, 2021 | Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction
A door stopper of a book but it’s unputdownable! I waited months to be able to borrow this from the library so it was a bit of a red-letter day when I got my hands on it. Troubled Blood is Book 5 in the Cormoran Strike series and it’s every bit as good as the previous...
by FOOL | Mar 8, 2021 | Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction
Another winning story from Donna Leon. A book to curl up with and enjoy. You have to hand it to Donna Leon. She has staying power. Since the first book about her Venetian detective, Guido Brunetti, appeared in 1992 there’s been a new novel published every year. And...
by FOOL | Mar 3, 2021 | Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Thriller
From drug running in Alaska, to organised crime in Bath. Here are 9 books for you to consider… The Mystery Selection book bags we’ve been receiving from Oundle Library have paid good dividends! Several of our recommendations this month were Mystery Selection...
by FOOL | Feb 23, 2021 | Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction
A police procedural about a serious issue, but told with a light touch. Excellent. After the Fire by Jo Spain is the latest in her series featuring Inspector Tom Reynolds, but it’s the first book by her that I’ve read – despite the fact that others in my book group...
by FOOL | Feb 17, 2021 | Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction
Time to dream again of life and crime in sunny southwestern France? A Shooting at Chateau Rock is Book 13 in Martin Walker’s ‘Bruno, Chief of Police’ series. If I say this is another charming story it sounds patronising. But these books, which are set deep in the...
