An exciting, fast read about a woman spy that is also complex and nuanced, finds William Leith

A dysfunctional 22-year-old, a horrible mother, a horrible aunt and a horrible cousin in rural California. Expect craziness, says William Leith

Mantel is like Marmite - but this is the best historical fiction William Leith has read for a long time - perhaps ever

Supremely tense, intellectually sharp and honed as hell - Ian McEwan just gets better and better, finds William Leith

This book about a young woman who works in a Mayfair art gallery is an excellent study of modern alienation by a subtle and delicate writer, finds William Leith