The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha; The Aosawa Murders by Riku Onda; Our Fathers by Rebecca Wait; Long Bright River by Liz Moore; and A Dark Matter by Doug Johnstone

Two Blankets, Three Sheets by Rodaan Al Galidi – nine years in an asylum centre

This tragicomic Dutch bestseller tells the autobiographical story of an Iraqi refugee. It is essential reading

Sabotage by Anastasia Nesvetailova and Ronen Palan review – the business of finance

Is financial malpractice an aberration or built into the system? This is enraging, essential reading

Tickbox by David Boyle review – thinking inside the box

From call centres to management consultancy to government, decision-making is being dehumanised. We need to take a stand against the culture of targets

A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende review – a sweeping historical saga

Allende’s novel spans generations and countries as it follows a real-life doctor from the Spanish civil war to the fall of Pinochet

Of Cats and Elfins by Sylvia Townsend Warner review – charming fantasies

Nymphs and phoenixes feature in a collection of remarkable short pieces by the author of Lolly Willowes

The Syrian Revolution by Yasser Munif review – an early phase of a third world war?

The murderous conflict in Syria is simplified by both right and left. This account deals with the short period of hope, when the people threw off their chains

Dead Astronauts by Jeff VanderMeer review – gloriously innovative

Space quest, climate polemic and literary experiment collide in a challenging and visionary epic

The Hidden History of Burma by Thant Myint-U review – dashed hopes

Nearly a decade ago, Myanmar threw off its military dictatorship. But what has happened since is troubling

In the Dream House review – a raw account of an abusive lesbian relationship

Carmen Maria Machado’s book is a tour de force. In writing into the silence, she regains her power

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins review – a desperate Odyssey

This gripping story of a mother and son on Mexico’s migrant trail combines humane intentions with propulsive, action-movie execution

Uncanny Valley: A Memoir by Anna Wiener review – beggars and tech billionaires

An account of life among the young, wealthy tech bros of Silicon Valley, and how it became unbearable

Young adult books round-up – review

Two big hitters head up a list crackling with magic, teen survival and the evils of social media

The Shapeless Unease by Samantha Harvey review – a good night’s sleep? In her dreams

The novelist’s examination of her year-long struggle with insomnia is poetic and inventive

Running Against the Devil review: Rick Wilson’s anti-Trump missile

For Democrats, the Republican consultant’s sequel to the bestseller Everything Trump Touches Dies is a must-read