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

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

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

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

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

Millie Spark has been released after serving a quarter of a century in prison for the murder of her boyfriend. … More

The Conjure-Man Dies is believed to be the first detective novel by an African-American author, published in 1932. Rudolph Fisher … More

Vera Kelly is posing as a Canadian student in Buenos Aires in 1966, but she is actually working for the … More

The Coffinmaker’s Garden is the third in the Ash Henderson series but also features the ‘Misfit Mob’, the team of … More