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 19, 2026 | Crime Fiction, Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller
You wouldn’t expect everyone in a book group to enjoy exactly the same thing, so it’s no surprise that First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston triggered a lively discussion at Oundle Crime’s last meeting. There were three in our group of eight who hadn’t liked the book, and...
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...
by FOOL | Mar 29, 2026 | Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Fiction
I keep an eye open for William Wisting novels by Jørn Lier Horst, although I don’t always choose to read them. Some can be fairly gruesome and I’ve found I prefer the cold case mysteries, which are usually less stressful! I recently read The Lake, which is Book 10 in...
by FOOL | Mar 22, 2026 | Fiction, Historical
The Map of Bones is the final novel of the Joubert Family Chronicles, a series of four books by the British author, Kate Mosse. It couldn’t really be described as crime fiction, although many crimes are committed in the story. Instead, it is the closing chapters...
by FOOL | Mar 12, 2026 | Fiction, Historical, Humour
Let me say straight off that Small Bomb at Dimperley by Lissa Evans is not crime fiction. Far from it. It caught my eye on the shelf at Oundle Library recently, so I borrowed it on a whim. It is an ideal book to read on a rainy Sunday afternoon in winter, being easy,...
