by FOOL | Jul 31, 2026 | Cosy Crime, Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Espionage, Fiction, Psychological Thriller
It’s summer, so naturally we chose exotic or holiday locations as our reading theme in July. Some of our choices are new books and a few were published quite a while ago, but the thing they all have in common is that we enjoyed reading them and think you might do so...
by FOOL | May 9, 2026 | Crime Fiction, Espionage, Fiction, Humour
Everybody Wants to Rule the World is a standalone novel by the American author Ace Atkins, that was published in December 2025. I’m still not quite sure what pushed me to borrow it. Yes, the cover is striking and there’s a quote on it from Mark Greaney (an author I...
by FOOL | May 2, 2026 | Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Espionage, Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller
So, what did Oundle Crime read in April? Well, we were lucky enough to have been given copies of First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston to read and review, so at our meeting we spent quite a bit of time chatting about that, and you can read our review here. We’d also...
by FOOL | Apr 3, 2026 | Classic Crime, Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Espionage, Fiction, Thriller
In March we looked for Classic Crime (Golden Age or modern) so our selection includes authors such as Ruth Rendell and Ian Fleming, as well as more obvious choices. One of our number enjoyed their book so much they are writing a standalone review about it, and you can...
