Book review: The Wolf and the Watchman by Niklas Natt och Dag translated by Ebba Segerberg

The Wolf and the Watchman begins in Stockholm in 1793. Sweden is weakened by war and corruption. The king is … More

Book review: The Frank Business by Olivia Glazebrook

When Frank drops dead abruptly at Heathrow, his estranged daughter Jem travels to his home in France to arrange his … More

If you’ve read my review of Anthony Good’s novel, Kill [redacted], you’ll know how much I enjoyed it, so I … More

Adèle is a woman living an apparently privileged life in Paris, working as a journalist, married to a surgeon. But … More

I’m fascinated by characters who don’t fit into simple categories – hero, villain, survivor, victim – so I was intrigued … More

Michael has lost his wife in a terrorist attack. He is determined to get his revenge – not on the … More

The Last has an original starting point for a post-apocalyptic novel. Jon learns, via the final gasps of social media, … More

As someone who thinks that likeability is a much overrated quality in a protagonist (particularly a female one) Bitter is … More

I’m always interested in how one art form inspires another, so I was very pleased to have novelist, memoir writer … More

The Dreamers begins with a young woman student falling ill in a college dorm, with a strange illness whose victims … More