Why genre fiction is an e-reader’s best friend
Are thrillers and crime novels better suited to e-readers than more complex fiction? By Anna Baddeley
Deon Meyer: ‘South Africa just isn’t as sexy as Scandinavia’
The South African thriller writer talks to Alison Flood about storytelling, credibility and how crime fiction relates to society
Cold Hands by John J Niven – review
An aspiring screenwriter is haunted by his past in a compelling horror story, writes Alison Flood
John Gordon Sinclair: ‘I’d never read a crime novel that made me emotional’
The actor turned novelist tells Gemma Kappala-Ramsamy what inspired him to write a crime thriller
Fiction for teenagers – reviews
There's life after Lemony Snicket, and teenage heartbreak in wartime France, 50s Britain and beyond, writes Geraldine Brennan
The Truth by Michael Palin – review
Michael Palin's second novel establishes him as an assured story-teller, says Rachel Redford
Broken Harbour by Tana French – review
The fourth in Tana French's excellent series is the best yet, says Alison Flood
Russell Crowe sinks his teeth into Count Dracula
In Eli Roth's horror-thriller Harker, Crowe's vampire will be pursued by a dogged Scotland Yard detective
The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafón – review
Carlos Ruiz Zafón's continues to pay homage to the penny dreadful tradition in the third book of his bestselling series, writes Stephanie Merritt
Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple – review
Told through emails, transcripts, FBI reports and a 15-year-old's deadpan voice, Maria Semple's thriller is as witty as it is terrifying, writes Anna Trench
My favourite Hitchcock film: The Lady Vanishes by Jonathan Coe
Jonathan Coe relishes Hitch's prewar comedy adapted by Gilliat and Launder because it both satirises and celebrates the English stiff upper lip
My favourite Hitchcock film: The 39 Steps by AL Kennedy
AL Kennedy explains how Hitchcock's 1935 thriller persuaded her that a relationship should begin with inexplicable kissing, running and shared peril
My favourite Hitchcock film: The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) by Philip Hensher
Hitch's second version of this film is dominated by a blonde who refused to be icy – Doris Day – writes Philip Hensher
My Life in CIA – review
This fun piece takes audiences into the streets and hidden nooks of Cardiff to recreate scenes from the 1970s spy thriller, blurring real life and theatre along the way, writes Elisabeth Mahoney
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn – review
This dark, disturbing story of a wife's sudden disappearance is a contender for thriller of the year, writes Alison Flood