Two-Faced by Mandasue Heller
Heller is the frontrunner in a burgeoning subgenre which might loosely be described as Martina Cole-lite, says Laura Wilson
The man in the mac: a life in crime reporting
Veteran Guardian crime reporter Duncan Campbell looks back on the heyday of his trade in 50s and 60s Britain
Dominick Dunne
Obituary: American writer best known for his investigations into the crimes of the rich and famous
Sherlock Holmes appears in pulp drag
Beloved detective 'playfully repackaged' to reach readers who avoid classic books
Students offered scholarships from fictional crimefighter, Jack Reacher
Author Lee Child has set up several university funding schemes in the name of his popular character, Jack Reacher
Why does crime still have such unpardonably low literary status?
Stuart Evers: Speaking at the Harrogate crime writing festival, John Banville betrayed a prejudice we should have outgrown
Gordon Burn was one of the greatest writers of his age
Ben Myers: Gordon Burn influenced a generation of younger writers for whom northern England suddenly became a foreboding and evocative backdrop full of simmering tensions and dark secrets
Gordon Burn
Obituary: Versatile chronicler of Britain's seamy side, from serial killers to celebrities and soccer stars
The week in books
The ugliest words; Marilyn Monroe's dog; and Wacko races
Fred Vargas deserves all her prizes
Stuart Evers: There's a good reason she keeps winning the CWA's International Dagger award: she's a genius
Street writing man
Though The Wire has gone to TV heaven, writer George Pelecanos is still on the case, dividing his time between crime fiction and the 'camaraderie' of telly. Amy Raphael investigates
Troubles novel written on mobile phone
The Twelve, by Armagh writer Stuart Neville, published thanks to obscure crime fiction internet site
Who’s up for a summer of Infinite Jest?
Alison Flood: For anyone who's had trouble getting around to David Foster Wallace's masterpiece, a new website offers some welcome peer pressure
‘The Booker prize money wouldn’t even keep me in cigarettes’
Her thrillers sell in their millions, so why do critics ignore her? Writer Martina Cole talks gangs, gongs and the good life with Carole Cadwalladr
The Last Child
Review: The Last Child by John Hart The Last Child is as satisfying as his previous books, says John O'Connell