by FOOL | Jul 22, 2021 | Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction
Well plotted and well written, this is another cracking story in the DSI Lorimer series. Before the Storm is the latest book in Alex Gray’s DSI Lorimer series. I’ve been reading these books for years and followed Lorimer through various career transitions to his...
by FOOL | Jul 5, 2021 | Classic Crime, Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Psychological Thriller
Six very different crime novels, from a present-day psychological suspense to a murder mystery set in Victorian London. The selection of books we discussed at our last meeting bears out the fact that we all enjoy very different elements of the crime fiction genre. We...
by FOOL | Jun 16, 2021 | Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction
An enjoyable locked-room murder mystery, set in 1940s New York. I’m not normally a fan of hardboiled gumshoe detective fiction but I really quite enjoyed this debut novel by playwright and journalist, Stephen Spotswood. And, like many of the books I’ve read recently,...
by FOOL | Jun 9, 2021 | Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Historical
Six very different books that we read and enjoyed last month. This month’s list of books might seem a strange mix, but they’re all titles we enjoyed reading and talked about at our book group meeting. Maybe one of them will catch your eye. Neil Broadfoot –...
by FOOL | May 5, 2021 | Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Thriller
Here are some of the books we enjoyed reading in April Nine books to recommend this month, listed in order of Star rating (best to worst) and then alphabetically by author. If you enjoy crime fiction you will surely find something here to read! Trust by Chris...
by FOOL | Apr 18, 2021 | Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction
An out-and-out 5-Stars for this astonishingly good and very clever story. I can’t tell you too much about Snap by Belinda Bauer without spoiling it for you. But I have to tell you it’s eminently worth reading and I give it 5-Stars. Yes, it’s crime fiction, but it’s so...
