Crime fiction
Top 5 atmospheric thrillers, chosen by journalist, critic and novelist Thrity Umrigar

Top 5 atmospheric thrillers, chosen by journalist, critic and novelist Thrity Umrigar
Not all is as it seems in these thrillers
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?
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


