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 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 17, 2026 | Crime Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller
Kiss, Marry, Kill is a rather intriguing thriller by British author, Laura Marshall, who has written several best-selling novels and whose 2024 book A Good Place to Hide a Body was shortlisted for the CWA Whodunnit Dagger Award. We are in the world of online dating,...
by FOOL | Feb 28, 2026 | Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Fiction, Humour, Psychological Thriller, Science Fiction & Fantasy
It’s a short month, so short titles were the order of the day in February. Preferably one-word, no more than two; and even then, only if we found something that fitted the bill which we actually wanted to read. Despite all these caveats, we still managed to chat about...
