The Ice by Laline Paull review – a chilling vision of the future

The arctic environment is under threat from corporate interests in this eco-thriller from the author of The Bees

Himself by Jess Kidd review – humour and horror collide

Dark things lurk beneath the surface in this village mystery set on the west coast of Ireland

Broken River by J Robert Lennon review – wickedly plotted slowburner

A psychological thriller about a middle-class family’s ill-starred house move, from a writer at the top of his game

Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips review – terror at the zoo

A day out turns into a white-knuckle ride for the reader, as a mother and her son take refuge from a gunman

‘You were a magnificent Bond’: Pierce Brosnan leads tributes to Roger Moore

The enduringly popular 007 actor has died at 89, and figures from across the world of entertainment and showbusiness have paid tribute

A Talent for Murder by Andrew Wilson review – when Agatha went missing

A thriller based around Agatha Christie’s real-life disappearance in 1926 is deft, dark and thoroughly good fun

Into the Water by Paula Hawkins review – demanding thrills from Girl on a Train author

Hawkins exchanges the simplicity and directness of her global bestseller for multiple narrators and plot lines

Joël Dicker: ‘For me, America is a land of dreams’

The Swiss thriller writer on his memory for details, why jealousy is helpful, and his love affair with America

Bond and Smiley should be retired: it’s time for working-class spy fiction

Since the genre’s inception, its heroes have usually been privileged types. Less well-connected heroes would make better novels and wouldn’t go amiss in real life

Joanna Lumley is right: Idris Elba shouldn’t play Bond – in fact, no one should

An emotionless character that belongs to a grotesque tradition should be shelved, and all speculation over who should play him needs to end

Joanna Lumley: Idris Elba should not play James Bond as he doesn’t fit description

Absolutely Fabulous star says casting should be ‘colour-blind’ but that Elba does not correspond to Ian Fleming’s description of the character

A Traitor in the Family by Nicholas Searle review – ‘edge-of-the-seat’ thriller

Nicholas Searle’s taut second novel ventures into the murky world of the Troubles and terrorism

The Circle review – Emma Watson and Tom Hanks face off in empty techno-thriller

The Harry Potter alumna missteps after the $1bn success of Beauty and the Beast with a Dave Eggers adaptation that swaps initial intrigue with vapidity

Silence of the Lambs director Jonathan Demme dies aged 73

Oscar winning film-maker emerged from the American independent scene, and went on to direct a string of major social-issue films

He Said/She Said by Erin Kelly review – creepy, tangled and disturbing

Kelly’s latest thriller, about a couple who witness a horrific act, will keep you guessing until the end