Finders Keepers by Belinda Bauer – review
Belinda Bauer's third thriller set in the unfortunate village of Shipcott finds its residents terrorised by a spate of child abductions, writes Alison Flood
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo – review
Newcomer Rooney Mara makes a superb Lisbeth Salander in David Fincher's faithful remake of the gritty Swedish crime thriller, writes Philip French
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo – review
David Fincher has given Stieg Larsson the Hollywood treatment, and created a sleek but chilly thriller, says Peter Bradshaw
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo rethinks the Hollywood remake
Phil Hoad: David Fincher has spritzed his US version of Larsson's book with a respectful faux Swedishness. Could this be a step forward? WARNING: Plot spoilers follow
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – review
David Fincher directs Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara in an icebox-fresh take on this familiar thriller
Gilbert Adair obituary
Witty, self-deprecating writer with a passion for cinema whose work shone 'like sparklers in the autumn gloom'
My favourite film: The Night of the Hunter
Peter Kimpton tops up our writers' favourite film series with an ode to Charles Laughton's 1955 thriller, a tale as dark and disquieting as a half-forgotten dream
Books for giving: thrillers
Memory loss is the theme of two of the year's most unnerving debuts, while Tom Franklin brings real literary flair to his award-winning Mississippi crime novel, writes Alison Flood
Quentin Rowan confesses to an addiction to plagiarism
The plagiarist Quentin Rowan says his QR Markham novel Assassin of Secrets was the product of an addiction, but is this the end of the chapter?
Daniel Radcliffe eyes role of Allen Ginsberg in Kill Your Darlings
Harry Potter star expected to swap potions for poetry in forthcoming John Krokidas thriller, in which he'll play beat poet
Smiley’s People: Gary Oldman spies a thrilling return in Le Carré sequel
Star of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy says screen adaptation of the third novel in John le Carré's Karla trilogy looks on the cards
Christmas gifts 2011: which books will be under your tree?
Our critics choose the books they intend to give this Christmas, and the ones they hope to receive
11.22.63 by Stephen King – review
Stephen King's convoluted tale of time travel to prevent JFK's assassination is little more than a bore, says Rachel Cooke
The Litigators by John Grisham – review
John Grisham brings a wicked sense of humour to his latest legal thriller. Bravo, says Alison Flood
The Impossible Dead by Ian Rankin – review
The second Inspector Malcolm Fox book proves that Ian Rankin has created a complex, worthy rival to Rebus, writes Alison Flood