Macbeth
Peter Bradshaw: A deeply pointless adaptation of Macbeth.
How we ditched sex and fell for thrillers
About 20 years ago readers became sated with sexy novels - sex was after all no longer the mystery it once was. And that's when the thriller entered the literary mainstream.
Authors lose appeal over Da Vinci Code plagiarism
Two writers have lost their case against the publishers of Dan Brown's blockbuster novel and now face legal bills of around £3m.
Sidney Sheldon: 1917 – 2007
He won't be mourned by the literary establishment, but book bloggers reveal a soft spot for the thriller writer, who died today.
Kadare heads foreign fiction prize longlist
The first international Booker prizewinner, Ismail Kadare, heads the longlist for the 2007 Independent foreign fiction prize. The Albanian novelist's latest book, a dark political thriller set in the twilight of Enver Hoxha's dictatorship called The Successor, is nominated as part of a longlist for the £10,000 award which spans the globe.
Children of Men review – explosively violent future-nightmare thriller
This adaptation of PD James novel by Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón looks extraordinary, and opens a window on a world of Arctic fear and despair
Tideland
Philip French: Terry Gilliam's deeply disappointing Tideland looks at the world through the eyes of a pre-teenager
Facts should be taskmasters, and there is no exemption for fiction
Simon Jenkins: Historical novelists must not manipulate an audience's veneration for the truth with their phoney verisimilitude.
Hallelujah – it’s a dud
Martin Kemp: The Da Vinci Code film might be codswallop, but at least it destroys the credibility of the book.
Better use a simple code
Mark Lawson: The Da Vinci Code is intentionally incredible, so why do we need a health warning?
Christians protests and boycotts planned for Da Vinci Code film
Film may be in for rough ride at world premiere tonight.
Why the world is chasing its Grail
We all love a conspiracy, and the astonishing international success of Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code proves it, says Peter Conrad.