THRILLERS By Geoffrey Wansell for the Daily Mail Published: 22:56 BST, 17 September 2020 | Updated: 22:56 BST, 17 September 2020 V2 by Robert Harris (Hutchinson £20, 320 pp) V2 by Robert Harris (Hutchinson £20, 320 pp) Once again the richly talented Harris returns to his favourite period of history — before, during and after World … Read more
During the early afternoon of September 12, 1960, an unmarked car drove along Great Portland Street in central London and drew up outside No 159, a branch of the Midland Bank. The two men inside were from MI5, Britain’s counter-espionage service. They glanced up and down the street before they entered the five-storey building and … Read more
PSYCHO THRILLERS By Christena Appleyard for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 13 August 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 13 August 2020 INVISIBLE GIRL by Lisa Jewell (Century £14.99, 416 pp) INVISIBLE GIRL by Lisa Jewell (Century £14.99, 416 pp) Apart from anything else, this book is an instant education about Incels — the new … Read more
PYSCHO THRILLERS By Christena Appleyard for the Daily Mail Published: 22:14 BST, 4 June 2020 | Updated: 22:14 BST, 4 June 2020 I MADE A MISTAKE by Jane Corry (Penguin £7.99, 432 pp) I MADE A MISTAKE by Jane Corry (Penguin £7.99, 432 pp) Poppy Page is the slightly irritating boss of a small showbusiness … Read more
THRILLERS By Geoffrey Wansell for the Daily Mail Published: 22:04 BST, 28 May 2020 | Updated: 22:04 BST, 28 May 2020 THE LIZARD by Dugald Bruce-Lockhart (Muswell Press £12.99, 306 pp) THE LIZARD by Dugald Bruce-Lockhart (Muswell Press £12.99, 306 pp) This impressive debut focuses on St Andrews University undergraduate Alistair Haston, who is brokenhearted … Read more
From the excellent Magpie Lane by Lucy Atkins to the fast-paced latest from Matthew Hall and Joe Thomas’ original Bent, thrillers of the week By John Williams Published: 22:01 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 4 April 2020 Magpie Lane Lucy Atkins … Read more
From the haunting and compelling Blackwood by Michael Farris Smith to Malcolm Pryce’s riotous new Jack Wenlock novel, thrillers of the month By John Williams Published: 22:01 GMT, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 14 March 2020 Blackwood Michael Farris Smith … Read more
THRILLERS By Geoffrey Wansell for the Daily Mail Published: 22:02 GMT, 5 March 2020 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 5 March 2020 THE RECOVERY OF ROSE GOLD by Stephanie Wrobel ( Michael Joseph £14.99, 352 pp ) THE RECOVERY OF ROSE GOLD by Stephanie Wrobel (Michael Joseph £14.99, 352 pp) This chilling thriller tells a haunting … Read more
PSYCHO THRILLERS By Christena Appleyard for the Daily Mail Published: 22:08 GMT, 14 November 2019 | Updated: 22:46 GMT, 14 November 2019 HOW TO PLAY DEAD by Jacqueline Ward (Corvus £8.99, 352 pp) HOW TO PLAY DEAD by Jacqueline Ward (Corvus £8.99, 352 pp) This is a clever title for a very thoughtful book about … Read more
THRILLERS By Geoffrey Wansell for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 9 January 2020 | Updated: 00:47 GMT, 11 January 2020 THREE HOURS by Rosamund Lupton (Viking £14.99, 320 pp) THREE HOURS by Rosamund Lupton (Viking £14.99, 320 pp) It is early days, but this could be one of the thrillers of the new decade. … Read more