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Category: Crime fiction

Book review: Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

Humour and fast-paced plotting from the author of the Booker Prize-winning The Luminaries Birnam Wood pits a group of guerilla … More

cli-fi, granta, humour, literary thriller, new zealand, political

Book review: The Untameable by Guillermo Arriaga, translated by Frank Wynne and Jessie Mendez Sayer

A tale of revenge and redemption from the screenwriter of Amores Perros It is 1960s Mexico City. The parents of … More

coming of age, literary thriller, mexican, revenge thriller, translation

Book review: My Father’s House by Joseph O’Connor

My Father’s House is a novel based on a true story (very loosely based, O’Connor emphasises in an author’s note). … More

biographical novel, irish, italy, literary thriller, second world war, spy thriller

Book review: Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris

Charles II has been restored to the throne and Parliament wants revenge on those who signed the death warrant of … More

english civil war, historical mystery, revenge thriller, robert harris, spy thriller, thriller

Book review: Imposter Syndrome by Kathy Wang

Julia Lerner is a Russian spy, carefully selected and groomed to be an asset in Silicon Valley. But Julia is … More

satire, silicon valley, spy thriller, tech thriller, technology

Book review: While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams

Is there no end to the achievements of Stacey Abrams? The lawyer, campaigner and politician’s voter outreach programme is widely … More

action adventure, conspiracy thriller, legal thriller, political

Series love: Ruth Downie’s Gaius Petreius Ruso mysteries

Ruth Downie’s crime series set in Roman Britain is my current favourite comfort read. Gaius Petreius Ruso is a Roman … More

historical mystery, novels about doctors, series

Book review: The Drowned City by KJ Maitland (Daniel Pursglove #1)

The Drowned City is the first in a new series, and under a new name, by historical mystery writer Karen … More

historical mystery, series, spy thriller

Book review: Slough House by Mick Herron (Slough House #7)

The latest Slough House novel is always a treat. This one — which is actually called Slough House — eviscerates … More

jackson lamb, mick herron, political, series, spy thriller

Fifteen great novels about mothers

Of course, mothers are everywhere, in life and in fiction. There aren’t many novels that don’t have a mother in … More

anne enright, anne tyler, coming of age, deborah levy, elizabeth strout, emma straub, family saga, francesca jakobi, helen fitzgerald, humour, jesse loncraine, kiley reid, min jin lee, mother's day, novels about mothers, revenge thriller, stephanie wrobel, theatre

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