You Should Have Known review – a witty domestic suspense novel
Jean Hanff Korelitz's pacy thriller examines the fear that we might not know our nearest and dearest as well as we think, writes Stephanie Merritt
Treachery review – Giordano Bruno returns in SJ Parris’s high-seas adventure
Sir Francis Drake's life is on the line in an enjoyable 16th-century romp, writes Alison Flood
The 100 best novels: No 26 – The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle (1890)
Sherlock Holmes's second outing sees Conan Doyle's brilliant sleuth – and his bluff sidekick Watson – come into their own, writes Robert McCrum
The Amber Fury review – Greek tragedy with added suspense
Sophocles gets the noir treatment in Natalie Haynes's suspenseful debut, writes Jessica Holland
Someone Else’s Skin review –’a superbly disturbing debut’
Sarah Hilary's compelling first thriller sees detective Marnie Rome forced to face her fear of victimhood, writes Alison Flood
An Officer and a Spy review – Robert Harris’s thriller based on the Dreyfus Affair
Robert Harris has crafted a compelling narrative of state corruption and individual principle, writes Andrew Anthony
Half a century on, Goldfinger’s Van Gogh goes up for auction
Landmark painting Le Moulin de la Galette was once owned by man who inspired James Bond's famous villain
The Farm by Tom Rob Smith – review
A gripping psychological thriller sees a couple's attempt to create a rural idyll in Sweden go very wrong, writes Anita Sethi
Debut fiction round-up
A teenage firestarter joins the Shakers, a wartime bride faces heartbreak in Berlin and a New York widow turns landlady, writes Hephzibah Anderson
Ripper by Isabel Allende – review
Isabel Allende's San Francisco serial-killer story displays her customary gift for strong characterisation and fine narrative detail, writes Sophia Martelli
The Girl with a Clock for a Heart by Peter Swanson – review
The bungling hero may stretch your patience but the cliffhangers will keep you reading, writes Alison Flood
Guy Lodge’s DVDs and downloads
Superb performances from Tom Hanks in Captain Phillps and the late James Gandolfini in Enough Said are among this week's DVD highlights, writes Guy Lodge
Raymond Chandler’s arresting new formula for crime fiction
In The Big Sleep, published 75 years ago this week, the reading public met a very different kind of detective for the first time
Decoded by Mai Jia – review
Despite Mai Jia's meandering narrative style, his debut spy novel will leave you wanting more, writes Alexander Larman
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit – review
Kenneth Branagh's old-fashioned cold war thriller is an efficient nail-biter, writes Mark Kermode