The List by Yomi Adegoke review – a gripping social media nightmare

A young couple’s world is upended by the publication of a list of abusers on Twitter in the Slay in Your Lane author’s nuanced debut novel

Open Throat by Henry Hoke review – inside the mind of a lion king

A puma narrates this humorous experimental novel about humanity’s relationship with animals and nature

Corey Fah Does Social Mobility by Isabel Waidner review – playfully surreal dark fable

This uncompromising novel, an acerbic takedown of awards, celebrity and success, is a challenging but rewarding read

Big Caesars and Little Caesars by Ferdinand Mount review – a wonderfully wry field guide to autocrats

With tremendous wit and wisdom, the former head of Margaret Thatcher’s policy unit identifies the qualities particular to dictators – and warns against consigning such people to history

Capote’s Women by Laurence Leamer review – cold-blooded clique

An attempt to recreate the gilded desolation of a mid-century Manhattan milieu offers champagne and betrayal by the bucket

Galatea by Madeline Miller audiobook review – literature’s first incel

Actor Ruth Wilson narrates this powerful retelling of Ovid’s Pygmalion myth, in which a sculptor falls in love with a statue of a woman

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

The Second Murderer by Denise Mina; Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott; Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter; Black Thorn by Sarah Hilary; The Housekeepers by Alex Hay

Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan review – lyrical tale of a family accused

An Irish family in early 90s London become tabloid scapegoats in this politically astute novel of lives foreclosed

Restless Dolly Maunder by Kate Grenville review – an empathetic story of a formidable grandmother

Author turns her novelist’s eye to her own grandmother, a smart and ambitious woman who became distant and demanding after a lifetime of disappointment

Seventeen by Joe Gibson review – an abuse of trust

This unflinching memoir explores consent, coercion and the lasting impact of a teacher-pupil affair

My Men by Victoria Kielland review – inside the mind of a female serial killer

This raw, powerful novel is based on the Norwegian woman whose case has been notorious for more than a century

Elsewhere by Yan Ge review – a visceral English debut

The Chinese writer’s first book in English explores the power and limitations of language with an appealing quickness and wit

Pinocchio: A True Story review – wooden-boy fairy tale gets another animated outing

Russian-made version has ditched many of the story’s features to focus on a bland hero who looks like a boyband member

What About Men? by Caitlin Moran review – bantz gone bad

A tendentious take on masculinity that takes unoriginal thoughts and confirms them in the echo chamber of Twitter

Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead review – a dazzling sequel to Harlem Shuffle

From bent cops to blaxploitation, this tale of corruption in 70s New York combines the energy of a crime thriller and the sharp wit of social satire