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Top 5 atmospheric thrillers, chosen by journalist, critic and novelist Thrity Umrigar
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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
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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
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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?
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How did Agatha Christie get poisons and obscure medicines so right?

Top 5 thrillers with female leads, chosen by crime author Heidi Perks
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Top 5 thrillers with female leads, chosen by crime author Heidi Perks

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Top 5 crime thrillers, chosen by best-selling author and former detective Neil Lancaster
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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
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Top 5 locked-room mystery books by whodunit author Tom Hindle

Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville review – a vampire story like no other
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Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville review – a vampire story like no other

Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford review – a rich detective noir
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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’
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‘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
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Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway review: A visionary piece of speculative fiction

Book reviews: Three Assassins and Devil House
Book reviews

Book reviews: Three Assassins and Devil House

A Season in Exile by Oliver Harris review: A twisty, captivating romp
Book reviews

A Season in Exile by Oliver Harris review: A twisty, captivating romp

Win Agatha Christie DVDs, books and posters
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Win Agatha Christie DVDs, books and posters