Crime fiction
Top 5 locked room mysteries, chosen by fantasy writer Tim Major
Top 5 locked room mysteries, chosen by fantasy writer Tim Major
Intricate plots, seemingly impossible solutions and red herrings galore in these tricksy mysteries
This is what happens when crime and thriller authors get together
This is what happens when crime and thriller authors get together
Chiltern Kills is a literary festival with a difference… and karaoke
How did Agatha Christie get poisons and obscure medicines so right?
How did Agatha Christie get poisons and obscure medicines so right?
Agatha Christie’s work in hospital dispensaries during both world wars introduced her to the pharmaceuticals that informed the murders in her novels
Top 5 thrillers with female leads, chosen by crime author Heidi Perks
Top 5 thrillers with female leads, chosen by crime author Heidi Perks
Top 5 crime thrillers, chosen by best-selling author and former detective Neil Lancaster
Top 5 crime thrillers, chosen by best-selling author and former detective Neil Lancaster
Top 5 locked-room mystery books by whodunit author Tom Hindle
Top 5 locked-room mystery books by whodunit author Tom Hindle
Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville review – a vampire story like no other
Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville review – a vampire story like no other
Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford review – a rich detective noir
Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford review – a rich detective noir
‘When you read Maigret you feel good. You make peace with that unsettling aspect of humanity’
‘When you read Maigret you feel good. You make peace with that unsettling aspect of humanity’
Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway review: A visionary piece of speculative fiction
Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway review: A visionary piece of speculative fiction
A Season in Exile by Oliver Harris review: A twisty, captivating romp
A Season in Exile by Oliver Harris review: A twisty, captivating romp
River Clyde by Simone Buchholz review: A daring, original crime story
