Nordic noir’s sexual violence attacked by British crime writer
Bestselling author Ann Cleeves condemns gruesome scenes and morbid tone of Scandinavian books and TV dramas
The Tilted World by Tom Franklin and Beth Ann Fennelly – review
The rising waters of the Mississippi prove a perfect backdrop for Tom Franklin and Beth Ann Fennelly's dark, prohibition-era tale, writes Alison Flood
Blackwattle Creek – a rereading of the Ned Kelly award winner 2013
Andrew Nette: Geoffrey McGeachin's superior thriller about likable larrikin detective Charlie Berlin took the prize for best fiction at the Neddies.
Andrew Flintoff launches new career – as literary critic
Liz Bury: The former England cricketer brands Ian Rankin's new crime thriller the 'dullest book ever' on Twitter
Exhuming Poirot is disrespectful towards Agatha Christie’s careful burial
John Sutherland: It isn't just Christie's emphatic full stop on Poirot that makes him out of bounds, it's also the honourable story behind it
Kerry Wilkinson: ‘It’s not true that self-publishers can only be successful if they sell for under a pound’
Six books into a self-published crime series, Kerry Wilkinson has signed a 14-book deal. Will he ever go it alone again? 'Definitely'
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
Eliot and Chesterton were among the fans of Wilkie Collins's 'perfect' prototype detective, says Lettie Ransley
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent – review
Hannah Kent's meticulously researched historical novel tells of the final months of the last woman executed in Iceland, writes Lucy Scholes
Who owns the networked future of reading?
The Readmill app shows how in future readers will be able to share their marginalia with others – and authors. But will corporate moneymaking come to dominate, asks Damien Walters
Elmore Leonard obituary
Crime writer known for Get Shorty, Out of Sight and Hombre whose work served as a barometer of modern America
The Never List by Koethi Zan – review
This terrifying American thriller about two teenagers abducted and held in a cellar for years has chilling echoes of real-life events, finds Alison Flood
Ruth Rendell: ‘Withholding information from the reader should be part of any story’
As Inspector Wexford returns, Ruth Rendell tells Vanessa Thorpe about politics, her influences and the secret to keeping the reader intrigued
Crime fiction roundup – reviews
Laura Wilson on The Execution of Noa P Singleton by Elizabeth L Silver, The Silent Wife by ASA Harrison, The Red Road by Denise Mina, Snow White Must Die by Nele Neuhaus and The Norfolk Mystery by Ian Sansom
Happy birthday, Hannibal: The Silence of the Lambs turns 25
David Barnett: It's been a quarter of a century since Thomas Harris's cultured cannibal exploded on the thriller scene, winning fictional killers a place in our hearts for ever
Frederic Lindsay obituary
Other lives: Former teacher and author of crime fiction featuring DI Jim Meldrum