The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup
The Runner by Scarlett Thomas; The Madman by Henning Mankell; Everything She Didn’t Say by Jane Casey; The Spy and the Snake by MJ Robotham; Murder at the End of the World by Akane Araki
Nine out of 10 bestselling novels in UK have one thing in common: a woman is murdered
Author Wendy Jones highlighted the trend in an Instagram post: ‘What is going on here?’
Night Swimming by Sharon Kernot review – a sharp, sexy and tremendously satisfying thriller in verse
As in Dorothy Porter’s The Monkey’s Mask, the form is perfectly suited to the story: of a sleep-deprived woman unravelling as she’s haunted by her past
The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup
The Pinnacle by Abir Mukherjee; A Violent Masterpiece by Jordan Harper; Murder on the Red River by Marcie R Rendon; The Devoted by Catherine Cho; The Repentants by Kate Foster
The Long Drop review – Denise Mina’s whisky-soaked tale of triple murder is horribly gripping
The novel is adapted with equal parts wit and horror to capture the depravity of a notorious crime in Glasgow
James Ellroy: ‘It’s satanic to me, the dependency people have on computers’
The outspoken crime novelist talks about his provocative new book, his hatred of technology and why the film adaptation of LA Confidential is a ‘turkey’
The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup
Honey by Imani Thompson; Quite Ugly One Evening by Chris Brookmyre; The Final Chapter by CB Everett; The Hollow Boys by Tariq Ashkanani; Shrink Solves Murder by Philippa Perry
Sherlock Holmes review – the game is afoot, a stone’s throw from Baker Street
The detective and his sidekick return for a new case by Joel Horwood in an alfresco setting that playfully refers to nearby attractions
Double Indemnity review – leaden drama turns crime classic into a very cold case
James M Cain’s hard-bitten novella gained bleak power on screen but this version, giving Mischa Barton her UK stage debut, loses its flinty edge
All Them Dogs by Djamel White review – murderous desires in the badlands of Dublin
Sparks fly in this homoerotic dance of desire and betrayal, from a powerful new voice in Irish literature
The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup
Whidbey by T Kira Madden; Based on a True Story by Sarah Vaughan; Killing Me Softly by Christie Watson; The Dangerous Stranger by Simon Mason; Astronaut! by Oana Aristide
The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup
The Barbecue at No 9 by Jennie Godfrey; A Sociopath’s Guide to a Successful Marriage by MK Oliver; A Bad, Bad Place by Frances Crawford; Holy Boy by Lee Heejoo; A Stranger in Corfu by Alex Preston
Allan Massie obituary
Acclaimed novelist and literary critic who was a staunch opponent of Scottish devolution
The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup
The Cut Up by Louise Welsh; The Persian by David McCloskey; The 10:12 by Anna Maloney; Very Slowly All at Once by Lauren Schott; Vivian Dies Again by CE Hulse
I’m a crime writer. Here’s why we make the best Traitors contestants
Barrister turned novelist Harriet Tyce is playing a blinder in the fourth series of the show. As a thriller writer myself, I recognise the traits that make her such a formidable Faithful