The Lessons by Naomi Alderman

This tale of a student naif falling under the spell of new friends has a familiar ring, but it's an enjoyable read, says Alice Fisher

Teenage fiction for Easter

Murder and occultism dominate, including the latest from Helen Grant, 'a Stieg Larsson for teens', writes Lisa O'Kelly

Solo by Rana Dasgupta

Sarah Bancroft admires Dasgupta's inventive web of links and echoes in his tale of an ageing Bulgarian chemist