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 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 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 17, 2026 | Action Thriller, Crime Fiction, Fiction, Thriller
I don’t normally like a long series of books featuring the same detective or protagonist, but this author was recommended to me by a couple of friends in Oundle Crime who love the ‘Spider’ Shepherd thrillers, so I decided to give one a try. So far Stephen Leather has...
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,...
by FOOL | Nov 29, 2025 | Cosy Crime, Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Historical, Thriller
Here are ten books we enjoyed reading in November and would recommend – several of them brand new – with four of them earning 5-Stars. As usual, books available from Oundle Library and/or BorrowBox are marked with an asterisk. Although some of the newest...
