The Storyteller by Pierre Jarawan review – pacy Lebanese mystery

A man is haunted by his father’s disappearance in this acclaimed debut novel set against the backdrop of Middle Eastern politics

Who Owns England? by Guy Shrubsole review – why this land isn’t your land

A compelling study uncovers the secrets of English land ownership and argues that reform is long overdue

Book clinic: which books will make me a better parent of an adopted teenage girl?

Jacqueline Wilson recommends some titles whose mothers, real and fictional, are endearingly flawed

The Great Firewall of China by James Griffiths review – how to control the internet

An eye-opening historical picture shows how China’s online strategy takes aim at the solidarity of its citizens – aided by US tech companies

We, the Survivors by Tash Aw review – murder in a world of injustice

A fearful young man carries out a seemingly random crime in this gripping and strangely moving novel

Captain Corelli’s Mandolin review – wartime weepy is shocking and wondrous

Rona Munro’s adaptation of the Louis de Bernières classic cuts back the love story to drum home the bloody trauma of conflict

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

The King’s Evil by Andrew Taylor; Mrs Mohr Goes Missing by Maryla Szymiczkowa; Sleep by CL Taylor; Stone Mothers by Erin Kelly; Fallen Angel by Chris Brookmyre and Call Me Evie by JP Pomare

Throw Me to the Wolves by Patrick McGuinness review – memory and murder

Based on the story of Christopher Jefferies, hounded by the press for a crime he didn’t commit, this is an elegiac exploration of trauma

Clear Bright Future by Paul Mason review – in the midst of crisis, a work of radical optimism

The current chaos contains the seeds of revolutionary change, argues the author of PostCapitalism. We need to challenge markets, take control of technology and consider what it means to be human

Jekyll & Hyde review – this teenage riot is furious and fearless

Evan Placey transforms the lead characters into women in a provocative version embraced by a brilliant young cast

Unspeakable by Harriet Shawcross – a personal study of silence

As a teenager, Harriet Shawcross stopped speaking for a year. Her attempt to make sense of that experience investigates the essence of language itself

Walter Gropius by Fiona MacCarthy review – the visionary behind Bauhaus

From Weimar to Ikea ... a brilliant biography makes clear the master of modernism’s deep influence on design

The Ghost Factory by Jenny McCartney review – gripping Troubles debut

This smart and funny novel about living with violence in 90s Belfast has a wonderfully large soul

Black Car Burning by Helen Mort review – in the shadow of Hillsborough

This debut novel from the award-winning poet is a love letter to Sheffield and the landscape that surrounds it

Bel Canto review – Julianne Moore trills as opera star in hostage drama

Moore hits the high notes opposite Ken Watanabe in this soapy adaptation of Ann Patchett’s bestselling novel