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...
by FOOL | Dec 21, 2025 | Crime Fiction, Psychological Thriller
An idyllic marriage? Maybe!Wives think their husbands will change, but they don’t. Husbands think their wives won’t change, but they do. The author Alice Feeney is known for her twisty, unpredictable thrillers and Beautiful Ugly, which was published in 2024, is no...
by FOOL | Dec 7, 2025 | Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller
Named ‘Best Book of the Summer’ by several major US newspapers, El Dorado Drive is the latest novel by Megan Abbott, an American crime writer who has a number of well-received books to her name. Published earlier this year, it’s a tense, dark story of menace, murder,...
