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