by FOOL | Aug 29, 2026 | Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Fiction, Historical, Humour, Psychological Thriller, Thriller
Three-word titles was the theme this month, although we decided we could disregard the word ‘the’ in the title if it made it a little easier to find books we actually wanted to read … because one-word-titles we attempted earlier in the year had been quite a...
by FOOL | Aug 16, 2026 | Crime Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller
I’m a fan of Tana French and think she’s an excellent writer. The Keeper is the latest addition to her series about Cal Hooper, the retired Chicago detective who now lives in a remote Irish village. I’ve really enjoyed all these novels and although in our book group...
by FOOL | Jul 3, 2026 | Cosy Crime, Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Fiction, Historical, Psychological Thriller, Thriller
Each year the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) runs a Crime Reading Month in June, and this year, as part of the National Year of Reading, it was also Jury June. Fair to say June was a month tailor-made for our book group! Oundle Library made the most of things with a...
by FOOL | Jun 28, 2026 | Crime Fiction, Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller
Lucy Foley is an interesting author. The Midnight Feast is her seventh standalone novel, and her three previous novels have all been nominated or shortlisted for awards in the UK and overseas. I’ve read several of her books and enjoyed them, and I found this one to be...
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...
