Book review: The Sandpit by Nicholas Shakespeare

There was a happy time when I was naive enough to think that a story of wealth, power and corruption … More

Book review: This Is Gomorrah by Tom Chatfield

Azi Bello navigates the darker reaches of the internet from his shed in East Croydon. He is highly skilled, and … More

Joe Country is the sixth Slough House novel. I would definitely recommend reading them in order, but if you’re coming … More

I first became hooked on history when I read the Ladybird book The Story of the First Queen Elizabeth. A … More

Here are my favourite crime novels of 2018. Tap the book link to read my full review. My first two … More

I don’t read a massive amount of science fiction but Rosewater had an interesting premise. It’s set in a near-future … More

I enjoyed Codename Villanelle but for me No Tomorrow, the second in the series that inspired the TV drama Killing … More

I don’t normally do this: compare books and their adaptations, preferring to enjoy one and forget about the other. This … More

Journalists make great protagonists, particularly in crime fiction. They have the skills to investigate, and we somehow grant them permission … More

Friends and Traitors has more of the feel of a literary novel than thriller but to me, that is not … More