by FOOL | May 24, 2026 | Action Thriller, Adventure, Crime Fiction, Thriller
John Sutherland, author of The Castle, was an experienced and high-ranking police officer and hostage and crisis negotiator, who is now retired. He’s written several books (fiction and non-fiction) of which this is the latest. And in this, like his other thrillers, he...
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 | 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...
