by FOOL | Jun 28, 2026 | Crime Fiction, Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller
Lucy Foley is an interesting author. The Midnight Feast is her seventh standalone novel, and her three previous novels have all been nominated or shortlisted for awards in the UK and overseas. I’ve read several of her books and enjoyed them, and I found this one to be...
by FOOL | Jun 19, 2026 | Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Fiction
I don’t think I’ve read a book by the British author, Nick Louth that I haven’t thought excellent. And The Last Ride, which was published in 2024, is no exception. I was immersed in the story from the first few pages – so much so, that putting the book down was a real...
by FOOL | Jun 7, 2026 | Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Fiction
Before picking up Other People’s Houses, I’d never read anything by British author Clare Mackintosh, but it turns out this is her eighth novel, and the third to feature DC Ffion Morgan. This mystery was a mix of different police investigations tangling...
by FOOL | May 30, 2026 | Action Thriller, Classic Crime, Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Fiction, Psychological Thriller
The Year of Reading theme was ‘Movie May’, so we tried to find books that had been turned into films or TV series. Some of us were more successful than others, and there’s a smattering of ordinary crime fiction books for you to browse as well. As always,...
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 | 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...
