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,...
by FOOL | Mar 6, 2026 | Action Thriller, Adventure, Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Espionage, Fiction, Historical, Humour, Thriller
Here is Part Two of Oundle Crime’s list of book recommendations from February. Their reading theme was short titles (because it was a short month!) and Part Two covers authors from H-S and includes everything from espionage to out-and-out thrillers. Almost all...
by FOOL | Feb 14, 2026 | Fiction, Historical
A few months ago I posted a blog about The Darkland Tales – a series of six novellas written by different, contemporary, bestselling Scottish authors, who each re-imagine stories from Scottish history, myth and legend. At the time of writing I’d only read three...
by FOOL | Feb 1, 2026 | Adventure, Cosy Crime, Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Espionage, Fiction, Historical, Thriller
In January we tried to include at least one historical mystery in our reading for the month, so you’ll find these scattered through this list of recommendations. Our choices range from swashbuckling adventures to espionage and cosy crime, and there are several...
by FOOL | Jan 2, 2026 | Cosy Crime, Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Espionage, Historical
During a cold snap in November, we chose ‘Winter’ as our reading theme for December, agreeing this could encompass anything from Scandi crime to a book that was set in winter, or just had a wintery-sounding title. And at our meeting just before Christmas,...
