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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

Five novels to reach for if you’re after a kitchen sink thriller

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

These suspenseful tales are not for the faint of heart

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

A writer struggles with power and fame when her novel becomes a surprise hit

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

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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’

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

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

The Passenger and Stella Maris reviews: Cormac McCarthy duo offer insight but fall short on plot
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The Passenger and Stella Maris reviews: Cormac McCarthy duo offer insight but fall short on plot

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