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The Good Father by Liam McIlvanney review – an emotionally gripping psychological thriller
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The Good Father by Liam McIlvanney review – an emotionally gripping psychological thriller

A child goes missing in a small town on the Scottish west coast. When no body is found, the story twists and turns into unexpected places

Top 5 secrets-won’t-stay-hidden thrillers, chosen by bestselling novelist Adele Parks
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Top 5 secrets-won’t-stay-hidden thrillers, chosen by bestselling novelist Adele Parks

Secrets don’t stay that way for long in these tense thrillers

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

Heidi Perks is the bestselling crime author of Now You See Her and Someone is Lying

Top 5 domestic noirs, chosen by novelist and journalist Hannah Beckerman
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Top 5 domestic noirs, chosen by novelist and journalist Hannah Beckerman

Top 5 gritty thrillers, chosen by viral sensation and best-selling author Lloyd Devereux Richards
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Top 5 gritty thrillers, chosen by viral sensation and best-selling author Lloyd Devereux Richards

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The Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor review – profound understanding through science fiction
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The Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor review – profound understanding through science fiction

Top 5 Cold War novels, chosen by historian and author Oskar Jensen
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Top 5 Cold War novels, chosen by historian and author Oskar Jensen

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

The Fate of Mary Rose by Caroline Blackwood review – the chilling trauma of gendered violence
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The Fate of Mary Rose by Caroline Blackwood review – the chilling trauma of gendered violence

Gabriel’s Moon by William Boyd review – edge-of-your-seat Cold War escapism
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Gabriel’s Moon by William Boyd review – edge-of-your-seat Cold War escapism

I spy a new John Le Carré novel – well, almost
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I spy a new John Le Carré novel – well, almost

Only The River Flows review – a Chinese crime thriller awash with mystery 
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Only The River Flows review – a Chinese crime thriller awash with mystery 

Love Lies Bleeding director Rose Glass on why women’s muscles are still ‘shocking and subversive’
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Love Lies Bleeding director Rose Glass on why women’s muscles are still ‘shocking and subversive’

Bridge by Lauren Beukes review: Multiverse thriller by The Shining Girls author delivers
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Bridge by Lauren Beukes review: Multiverse thriller by The Shining Girls author delivers

The Dive: A clammy, cathartic scuba thriller
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The Dive: A clammy, cathartic scuba thriller

Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott review: A slow-burning thriller that explodes into horror
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Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott review: A slow-burning thriller that explodes into horror

The Mother sees Jennifer Lopez take the well-worn path from A-list to badass babe
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The Mother sees Jennifer Lopez take the well-worn path from A-list to badass babe

Missing: A nifty tech thriller that raises the bar
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Missing: A nifty tech thriller that raises the bar

I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai review: A superbly paced mystery
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I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai review: A superbly paced mystery

Shifty’s Boys review: Everyman thriller with a slice of rural noir
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Shifty’s Boys review: Everyman thriller with a slice of rural noir

Glass Onion review: Less intricate than Knives Out but way more fun
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Glass Onion review: Less intricate than Knives Out but way more fun

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Book reviews: Three Assassins and Devil House
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Book reviews: Three Assassins and Devil House

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield review: A mystical thriller with serious depth
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Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield review: A mystical thriller with serious depth