The Man of the Family
Editors’ Choice: reviews of Jill Alexander Essbaum, Hausfrau, Rebecca Whitney, The Liar’s Chair, and Laura Lippman, After I’m Gone Rebecca Whitney, writing in the Independent earlier this
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Out of the Past
Editors’ Choice: reviews of Harriet Lane, Her, Amanda Jennings, The Judas Scar, and Daniel Woodrell, The Maid’s Version The protagonists of psychological thrillers are very often in
Fevered Adolescence
Editors’ Choice: reviews of Megan Abbott, The Fever and Tana French, The Secret Place Crime fiction has often been accused of indulging in the clichés
The Secrets of Houses
Editors’ Choice: reviews of Christobel Kent, The Crooked House; D.D. Johnston, The Secret Baby Room; Paula Hawkins, The Girl on the Train; and Liane Moriarty, The Last Anniversary
Broken Societies
Editors’ Choice: reviews of Lauren Beukes, Broken Monsters; Lynn Kostoff, Words to Die For; and Paul Johnston, The Black List The noir thriller
Cross-Cultural Crime Fiction
Increasing numbers of contemporary books, articles and conference papers have been devoted to analysing crime and detective fiction within a