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Thrillers of the month
Crime and thrillers of the month – review

An unreliable narrator keeps her husband and readers guessing; the welcome return of burned-out cop Jake Jackson; a multilayered family thriller; and a disturbing boarding school secret

Published: 16 Apr 2024

Thrillers of the month
Crime and thrillers of the month – review

Three doctors’ enduring bond is put to the test in former nurse Christie Watson’s thoughtful first thriller, while Abigail Dean dissects a school shooting in a month littered with big hitters

Published: 17 Mar 2024

Thrillers of the month
Crime and thrillers of the month – review

An intruder strikes fear into a family in a brilliant debut, while a life of luxury turns very dark indeed. Plus, one of Nicci French’s finest novels yet

Published: 20 Feb 2024

Thrillers of the month
Crime and thrillers of the month – review

A spy raised by drug dealers confronts a Russian villain in Elly Conway’s much-hyped debut, an exploration of female rage upends expectations and a snowstorm search is a chilling read

Published: 9 Jan 2024

2023 in Culture
Alison Flood’s best crime novels and thrillers of 2023

Seasonal scares starring Stephen King’s detective Holly Gibney, plus Terry Hayes’s follow-up to I Am Pilgrim and Catriona Ward’s terrifying Daggerman

Published: 3 Dec 2023

Thrillers of the month
The best recent crime and thriller writing – review roundup

Terry Hayes’s gripping second novel was worth the 10-year wait, while Michael Caine’s first thriller has bags of energy and rises above cliche – plus a creepily compelling tale of reality TV and a cryptic cracker

Published: 28 Nov 2023

Thrillers of the month
The best recent crime and thriller writing – review roundup

Richard Osman, Stephen King, Mick Herron and Ann Cleeves return with murder aplenty, espionage antics and terrible secrets in basements

Published: 5 Sep 2023

Thrillers of the month
The best recent crime and thriller writing – review roundup

A surprise post-prom birth, a woman’s struggle to find her missing sister and the gaslighting of a would-be mother are among this month’s mysteries

Published: 7 Aug 2023

Thrillers of the month
The best recent crime and thriller writing – review roundup

The past catches up with nine criminals; a carer finds work with a woman accused of murder; and more than one child goes missing

Published: 11 Jul 2023

Cormac McCarthy, celebrated US novelist, dies aged 89

Author of Blood Meridian, The Road and No Country for Old Men died in his home of natural causes, publisher announces

Published: 14 Jun 2023
Thrillers of the month
The best recent crime and thriller writing – review roundup

An Indian village seeks mob justice after a girl’s death, the great Inspector Banks bows out, and clerical investigations resume for Richard Coles

Published: 13 Jun 2023

Thrillers of the month
The best recent crime and thriller writing – review roundup

All the passengers on a luxury liner have disappeared, an author is riled by a one-star review and a new offering from Catriona Ward is eerie and disturbing

Published: 16 May 2023

Thrillers of the month
The best recent crime and thriller writing – review roundup

A village treasure hunt digs up trouble, a game of dares goes too far and a Mary Higgins Clark classic is revisited in this month’s highlights

Published: 18 Apr 2023

Thrillers of the month
The best recent crime and thriller writing – review roundup

A teenager terrifies his uncle, Harlan Coben makes the implausible ring true – and the members of a running club have murder on their mind

Published: 21 Mar 2023

Thrillers of the month
The best recent crime and thriller writing – review roundup

A real-life murder reimagined in interwar England, a gripping pair of mysteries set in Australia and the dark pursuit of a missing girl in London are among this month’s highlights

Published: 20 Feb 2023

Thrillers of the month
The best recent crime and thriller writing – review roundup

A new Janice Hallett mystery, a pair of post-apocalyptic locked-room spine chillers and a shadowy death in a sun-kissed Greek resort are among this month’s highlights

Published: 24 Jan 2023

‘Hillary and I were both broken women’: Louise Penny on writing a political thriller with Clinton

As her most famous creation hits the screen, the author talks about the inspiration for Inspector Gamache, her fearless, fine-dining Canadian cop – and remembers how she co-wrote a hit with the presidential hopeful

Published: 5 Dec 2022

Thrillers of the month
The best recent crime and thriller writing – review roundup

An orphan held hostage in the forest and a woman waking up confused in a luxury Mexican retreat are among this month’s highlights

Published: 29 Nov 2022

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