The Keeper

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...

The Midnight Feast

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...

The Castle

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...

First Lie Wins

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...