John le Carré, author of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, dies aged 89
Thriller writer most famous for stories of complex cold war intrigue began his career as a real-life spy in postwar Europe
The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup
The System by Ryan Gattis; The Spiral by Iain Ryan; The Last Resort by Susi Holliday; The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji; and Crocodile Tears by Mercedes Rosende
The best recent thrillers – review roundup
A Chicago cop causes ripples in a remote Irish village, and darkness descends on Dartmoor
Misery at 30: a terrifying look at the toxicity of fandom
Rob Reiner’s entertaining adaptation of Stephen King’s darkly funny novel remains horribly effective thanks in large part to a never-better Kathy Bates
Best crime and thrillers of 2020
From hard-hitting debuts and gritty mysteries to a cosy caper and a swashbuckling maritime puzzle
Mads Mikkelsen confirmed as Johnny Depp’s replacement in Fantastic Beasts 3
Danish Bond star Mikkelsen to take over the role of dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in the third Harry Potter prequel
Stacey Abrams: Georgia’s political heroine … and romance author
Writing under the name Selena Montgomery, Abrams has penned eight romantic thrillers, all the while fighting for voters’ rights
The best recent thrillers – review roundup
Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson makes a winning debut
Beyond Stephen King and Shirley Jackson: the best scary stories of recent years
From fiction by Daniel Kehlmann and Helen Oyeyemi to a Shirley Jackson biography, author Daisy Johnson selects tales to give you goosebumps
Tana French: ‘I cannot see the point of DH Lawrence’s Women in Love’
The novelist on being spooked by Sarah Waters, finding comfort in Agatha Christie and how The Wind in the Willows inspired her to write
Shirley review – Elisabeth Moss gets under a horror writer’s skin
Moss bristles with malevolence as a fictionalised version of Shirley Jackson but the film’s early menace fizzles out
From Moomins to murder mysteries: the best books on life outdoors
As the days grow shorter and we begin to stay in more, here are some books to remind us of the beauty and danger nature can offer, writes Stef Penney
In brief: Solo; The Forger’s Daughter; Little Weirds – reviews
A timely guide to happy home-working, a literary thriller and a comedian’s exuberant essay collection are all worth your time
In brief: Troy; Home Stretch; Three Hours – reviews
Stephen Fry gives fresh life to classical myth, Graham Norton engrosses with his new novel and Rosamund Lupton compels with a school-shooting thriller
Top 10 underrated Agatha Christie novels
On the centenary of the godmother of crime fiction’s debut, Sophie Hannah - author of the new Poirot mysteries - picks her favourite lesser-known gems