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Whistle star Dafne Keen: ‘I love death scenes. I love killing on camera, that’s all very fun to me’
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Whistle star Dafne Keen: ‘I love death scenes. I love killing on camera, that’s all very fun to me’

When a misfit group of students stumble upon an ancient Aztec whistle, they discover that blowing it leads to their doom

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

Nymph by Stephanie LaCava review – hollowing out the espionage genre
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Nymph by Stephanie LaCava review – hollowing out the espionage genre

There are few thrills in this thriller, LaCava replaces the dangerous with the banal

The Man on the Endless Stair by Chris Barkley review – mind-bending revelations
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The Man on the Endless Stair by Chris Barkley review – mind-bending revelations

Where the Axe is Buried by Ray Nayler review – speculative fiction with an emotional core
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Where the Axe is Buried by Ray Nayler review – speculative fiction with an emotional core

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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

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

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

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

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

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’

Top 5 young adult thrillers, selected by award-winning author Sarah Wishart
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Top 5 young adult thrillers, selected by award-winning author Sarah Wishart

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

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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