Books

Bestsellling author Ann Cleeves has revealed her favourite crime thrillers of all time – and some may surprise you

The ex-journalist was told she had cancer in 2014 and revealed two years later that she had undergone a double mastectomy

Reviewed, legendary Express columnist’s collaboration with Tony Kent, plus Louise Candlish, Felix Francis and a cracking Harry Bosch from Michael Connelly

OPINION – PROF NIGEL BIGGAR: Britain didn’t drop out of the sky – it was built over many centuries and we must celebrate that

Lee Child and Andrew Child return with Chain Reaction; a Slow Horses collection; plus new books from Peter James and Louise Penny are reviewed this week

Richard Osman has been forced to make an unexpected change to his latest murder mystery after a seemingly innocent detail sparked fury among a group of readers

The Scottish writer on frustrating his spouse, moving his storytelling to London, and why a hotel room is named after his most famous character – but not him

Follow-up to 2022 debut reviewed; along with a welcome new Q thriller; a forensic account of the SAS in Afghanistan; and the gripping sequel to The Lobbyist

If you love to read a creepy horror that stays with you long after you’ve turned the final page, look no further because we have some recommendations.

THE BIG READ – JOHNNY MERCER: Credible defence is the number one function of the state, without it nothing else will exist.