At Night We Walk in Circles by Daniel Alarcón – review
A teasing narrator adds to the impact in this beautifully plotted and paced road trip round Peru, writes Anthony Cummins
NSA codenames: can you tell fact from fiction?
Can you tell which of these terms refers to covert activity by your government, and which comes from a Bourne thriller?
Chris Pine: ‘Jack Ryan could be your accountant’
Chris Pine is not keen on flag-waving patriotism, so his fresh take on Hollywood's favourite all-American CIA man is to make him an everyday hero, he tells Emine Saner
The rise of the marriage thriller
Lucie Whitehouse: As a suspense writer, I can see a number of reasons behind the trend for nail-biting tales of couples' untold secrets
Will Gone Girl gain from a new ending?
Alison Flood: Gillian Flynn has rewritten the ending of her thriller for the film version. I wonder which other books could do with a rethink
Before We Met by Lucie Whitehouse – review
Lucie Whitehouse's third novel is slow to get going, but a growing sense of dread makes this 'marriage thriller' a nail-biter, writes Alison Flood
How elementary is your knowledge of Sherlock Holmes? Quiz
Whether you've deduced or observed, how much you really know about Arthur Conan Doyle and his invincible detective?
2014 in books: turn over a new leaf
The return of Sherlock on TV, Wolf Hall at the RSC and Lord of the Flies: the ballet – plus new books from Dave Eggers, Sarah Waters, Stephen King and many more
Readers’ books of the year 2013: part 3
From The Burning Ground by Roselle Angwin to JK Rowling's The Casual Vacancy, Guardian readers pick their favourite reads of 2013
The Innocents: Angels and demons
Based on Henry James's The Turn of the Screw, The Innocents remains one of the very best ghost films. As it is re-released for the festive season, Michael Newton explores the freedoms and horrors of trusting your own imagination
Sophie Hannah’s top 10 pageturners
The bestselling thriller writer picks 10 addictive reads - from crime to poetry, all guaranteed to be unputdownable
From the Fatherland With Love by Ryu Murakami – review
A subversive thriller about a North Korean invasion of Japan is laced with black humour, writes Alexander Larman
Dust by Patricia Cornwell – review
Kay Scarpetta is back for her 21st outing… and this time the icy blond pathologist is armed and dangerous, writes Alison Flood
The Innocents – review
This sinister ghost story, adapted from a Henry James novella, makes your blood run cold
The best crime and thrillers of 2013
From serial killers to tartan noir, Laura Wilson rounds up the pick of the crop