Top 10 film noir
Guns, dames and hats: you can't have a film noir without them, can you? Take a look at the Guardian and Observer critics list of the best 10 noirs and you'll realise things aren't that simple …
Saints of the Shadow Bible by Ian Rankin – review
Ian Rankin's decision to bring John Rebus out of retirement to rake over the past was the right one, writes Alison Flood
Hunger Games theme parks on the menu
Popularity of teen-action series starring Jennifer Lawrence sees elaborate plans for spin-off merchandising take shape
Cameron Diaz sounded ‘like Rihanna’ on The Counsellor
Studio demanded actor redub dialogue after affecting a strong Bajan accent during the shoot
John F Kennedy assassination: 50 years of conspiracy in fiction and film
The assassination of JFK and the conspiracy theories that followed have proved irresistible to writers and artists, from Oliver Stone to Stephen King. By Colin Kidd
Inside job: 10 crime writers turned detective
In claiming to have solved a real-life murder mystery, PD James is in distinguished company. John Dugdale dons his deerstalker and gets on the trail of other literary detectives
Read Jeremy de Quidt’s spooky Halloween story Little Blue-Eyed Boy
When you push your little brother down a 200 foot pit, you don't expect to see him again...do you?
Prayer by Philip Kerr – review
Philip Kerr's Bible-thumping thriller is let down by an unsympathetic hero, bad dialogue and even worse sex, writes Alison Flood
View to a killing: why do collectors pay so much for James Bond first editions?
Rick Gekoski: Early imprints of the Bond books increase in value every year. Is this just down to a large readership, or does it say something more fundamental about Ian Fleming's creation?
From Mossad agent to spy novelist: undercover life inspires hit thriller
As one of his fiction bestsellers makes UK debut, Mishka Ben-David reveals how a secret operation can go badly wrong
Nicole Kidman gets hitched to The Silent Wife
Actor picks up option on bestselling novel by ASA Harrison, who died before publication, with a view to star and produce
Solo: A James Bond Novel by William Boyd – review
William Boyd's James Bond book is, if anything, superior to some of Ian Fleming's originals, writes Euan Ferguson
Tom Clancy: novelist as business franchise
Alan Yuhas: Ronald Reagan's favourite author was a prolific thriller writer. But his real legacy is as a prolifically profitable entrepreneur
Tom Clancy obituary
Bestselling novelist whose military thrillers, including Patriot Games, were made into hit films and spawned video games
James Bond villains – quiz
What's the secret of James Bond's success? The deadly villains Ian Fleming devised for him to defeat. Test your knowledge of the evil geniuses who have dared to confront Commander Bond since Casino Royale