Top 10 criminal duos in fiction
Authors from James M Cain to Patricia Highsmith show how partners in crime can really bring out the worst in each other
The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis review – an inspired fever dream of a book
A teenage Bret and his uber-privileged friends cruise around 80s LA while a serial killer stalks the city in a gleefully meta return to form by the author of American Psycho
What links Cate Blanchett’s new film Tár to Sissy Spacek and hot sauce?
A composer and conductor opens the door to Loretta Lynn, Wings of Desire and classic 90s rock from Goo Goo Dolls
Guess who? Val McDermid, Ian Rankin, Sophie Hannah and other crime writers reveal their favourite detectives
At the end of a year when murder mysteries rode high in the charts, we ask crime writers to celebrate the best fictional detectives
‘Hillary and I were both broken women’: Louise Penny on writing a political thriller with Clinton
As her most famous creation hits the screen, the author talks about the inspiration for Inspector Gamache, her fearless, fine-dining Canadian cop – and remembers how she co-wrote a hit with the presidential hopeful
The best crime and thriller books of 2022
Ajay Chowdhury and Ian Rankin are among the authors of this year’s standout novels, including cosy escapes, dodgy cops and a murder told backwards
And then there were more: Knives Out, Agatha Christie and nonstop murder mystery boom
Classic murder yarns are back on our screens, inspired by the queen of crime fiction, but given a fresh twist to keep audiences on their toes
The best recent crime and thriller writing – review roundup
Former cases, former boyfriends and former tenants return to haunt new works by Louise Penny, Nicci French, Charlotte Northedge and BA Paris
Holly Throsby on her ‘anti-crime’ novel, inspired by the Lynette Dawson murder investigation
The musician turned novelist’s latest book came from a tiny detail in the high-profile case, and the regional Australia that she now calls home
‘It’s a therapeutic genre for me’: Iceland’s PM releases debut crime novel
Katrín Jakobsdóttir joins long list of fiction-writing politicians with book that came together during Covid pandemic
Crossword book club: Have His Carcase by Dorothy L Sayers
A classic whodunnit with a crosswordy code is our latest reading suggestion for those who relish puzzles
The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer review – the sleuth is out there
The much-loved comic proves adept at noirish fiction in a debut whose surrealist humour sets it apart
Peter Robinson obituary
Author of the Inspector Alan Banks series and welcome presence at crime fiction festivals around the world
The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup
The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer; Bleeding Heart Yard by Elly Griffiths; Queen High by CJ Carey; Blue Water by Leonora Nattrass; Silverweed Road by Simon Crook
Peter Robinson, creator of the Inspector Banks novels, dies aged 72
The Leeds-born novelist whose work included poetry and short stories as well as his bestselling thrillers will be remembered as a master of plot and character