How Patricia Highsmith’s Carol became a film: ‘Lesbianism is not an issue. It’s a state of normal’

Phyllis Nagy talks about why the screenplay for Carol took her 15 years, her long friendship with the notoriously difficult Highsmith, and why the novelist would have loved Cate Blanchett in the leading role

Why the Inspector Rebus novels will endure

As well as portraying a fascinating character who won’t grow old, each book offers a finely rendered snapshot of a moment in the social history of Edinburgh

Anthony Horowitz webchat: your questions answered

The writer was online to answer questions about James Bond, Sherlock Holmes, Foyle’s War and whether he is ever mistaken for David Walliams (he’s not)

There’s more to Patricia Highsmith than Ripley

With her novels reissued as Modern Classics and a Todd Haynes adaptation on the way, the master of the psychological thriller is about to have a moment

Ian Rankin and Rebus for November’s Reading group

The bad-tempered but incredibly popular Edinburgh detective is the subject of this month’s investigation, starting with the first of his cases, Knots and Crosses

Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith review – a story with legs…

An unhealthy obsession with amputation makes JK Rowling’s third Robert Galbraith novel one for the serious crime lover

Can you guess these Agatha Christie novels from their covers? – quiz

To celebrate the queen of crime’s 125th birthday, here are some of the most beautiful covers from Tom Adams Uncovered, compiling the iconic 1960s and 1970s paperback designs of one of the world’s best cover artists. But can you guess which is which?

Dark Star by Oliver Langmead – taking noir too far

A science fiction detective story in iambic pentameter transports the reader to an analogue world plunged into darkness – but more illumination is needed

Splinter the Silence by Val McDermid review – chilling return for the queen of thrillers

Psychological profiler Tony Hall and ex-DCI Carol Jordan return in a timely investigation into online abuse

Will Egghead CJ de Mooi regret admitting he might have killed somebody?

Amsterdam police are investigating the BBC star’s claim that he once punched a man and threw him into a canal. But, as others have showed in the past, sometimes the urge to confess is just too much to resist …

Sorry, people, you chose the wrong Agatha Christie

And Then There Were None is a fine book, but in its perfect construction and sly wit The Murder at the Vicarage shows the crime writer at her very best

David Lagercrantz: ‘I read that Stieg Larsson used to work through the night, so I sat up late too’

The man commissioned to write the fourth instalment of Stieg Larsson’s bestselling Millennium series has finally published – is he ready for the weight of the world’s opinion?

Robin Stevens’s top 10 crime capers

The author of the Murder Most Unladylike series picks her favourite sleuthing stories, from Sherlock Holmes to Sally Lockhart

Blood, Salt, Water by Denise Mina review – the latest DI Morrow novel simmers with suspense

A murder investigation in small-town Scotland in the run-up to the referendum brilliantly defies the norms of the crime genre

I ratted out my bank robber brothers

A powerful real-life story about a gang of three brothers and violent father, convicted in 1990s Sweden, is a bestseller there. Only one person could have told the tale – the fourth brother, who resisted a life of crime