Den of Spies by Craig Unger: Did a dirty deal rob Jimmy Carter of his greatest triumph?

When 50 American hostages were released on Reagan’s inauguration the timing seemed too good to be true. Den of Spies…

New Year, New Literary Fiction: Alive in the Merciful Country by A L Kennedy, Havoc by Christopher Bollen, Good Girl by Aria Aber

Claire Alfree reviews the best Literary Fiction out this week.

New Year, New Literary Fiction: Alive in the Merciful Country by A L Kennedy, Havoc by Christopher Bollen, Good Girl by Aria Aber

Claire Alfree reviews the best Literary Fiction out this week.

Chilling Crime to read this January: Murder for Busy People by Tony Parsons, The Bookseller by Tim Sullivan, A Voice in the Night by Simon Mason

Geoffrey Wansell reviews the best Crime novels out now.

Chilling Crime to read this January: Murder for Busy People by Tony Parsons, The Bookseller by Tim Sullivan, A Voice in the Night by Simon Mason

Geoffrey Wansell reviews the best Crime novels out now.

The best paperbacks to read in the first week of 2025: The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey, Night Watch by Jane Anne Phillips, Clickbait by L.C. North

Jane Shilling reviews the best paperbacks out now.

The best paperbacks to read in the first week of 2025: The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey, Night Watch by Jane Anne Phillips, Clickbait by L.C. North

Jane Shilling reviews the best paperbacks out now.

'Subtle and dramatic' – The best historical fiction out now: The Life of Herod The Great by Zora Neale Hurston, The Players by Minette Walters, The Blackbirds of St Giles by Lila Cain

Eithne Farry reviews the best Historical fiction out this week.

'Subtle and dramatic' – The best historical fiction out now: The Life of Herod The Great by Zora Neale Hurston, The Players by Minette Walters, The Blackbirds of St Giles by Lila Cain

Eithne Farry reviews the best Historical fiction out this week.

In this week's What Book find out which best-selling author Jodi Picoult doesn't like

Jodi Picoult answers our burning questions, what is she reading, what book would she take to a desert island, what…