You can always tell when a pro is clicking on all cylinders. "Smoke and Whispers" (Soho Constable, 978-1-56947-564-5), Mick Herrons fifth novel, crackles from the start as... Read More

Sebastian Rolvenden is gifted with the written remains of his namesake grandfather’s life: a journal of sorts, a map, and letters which reveal that his vicar ancestor was much... Read More

There’s no doubt that Ellen Shaw is at the heart of it all. But who is she? Is she simply the stylish, comfortable wife of an older gentleman who dotes on her? Or might she... Read More