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Jamie Costello / Laura Wilson @JamieCAuthor

'Spellbinding' (The Times). Reformed crime writer. Guardian crime/thriller reviewer. My 3rd YA novel, The Mystery of Hinxford Court, is out July 2026 @AtomBooks

Joined August 2011
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Think Stranger Things meets The Picture of Dorian Grey. What lies in the shadows of Hinxford Court? Request your digital proof copy on NetGalley now: brnw.ch/21x1PVz
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My latest crime/thriller reviews - includes Imani Thompson, Christopher Brookmyre, CB Everett, Tariq Ashkanani and @Philippa_Perry theguardian.com/books/2026/m…

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

Honey by Imani Thompson; Quite Ugly One Evening by Chris Brookmyre; The Final Chapter by CB Everett; The Hollow Boys by Tariq Ashkanani; Shrink Solves Murder by Philippa Perry

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My latest crime/thriller reviews - includes Tana French, @emmagarman @sarah_hilary Amin Ahmed & Kang Jiyoung theguardian.com/books/2026/a…

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

The Keeper by Tana French; The Kindness of Strangers by Emma Garman; Mrs Shim Is a Killer by Kang Jiyoung; A Killer in the Family by Amin Ahmad; The Drowning Place by Sarah Hilary

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My latest crime & thriller reviews: includes @SimonMasonbooks Sarah Vaughan, Christie Watson, Oana Aristide & T Kira Madden theguardian.com/books/2026/m…

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

Whidbey by T Kira Madden; Based on a True Story by Sarah Vaughan; Killing Me Softly by Christie Watson; The Dangerous Stranger by Simon Mason; Astronaut! by Oana Aristide

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My latest crime & thriller reviews: includes @Franapunk999 @ahmpreston Jennie Godfrey, MK Oliver & Lee Heejoo theguardian.com/books/2026/f…

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

The Barbecue at No 9 by Jennie Godfrey; A Sociopath’s Guide to a Successful Marriage by MK Oliver; A Bad, Bad Place by Frances Crawford; Holy Boy by Lee Heejoo; A Stranger in Corfu by Alex Preston

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My latest crime & thriller reviews - includes @louisewelsh00 @mccloskeybooks @CarolineHulse1 Anna Maloney & Lauren Schott theguardian.com/books/2026/j…

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

The Cut Up by Louise Welsh; The Persian by David McCloskey; The 10:12 by Anna Maloney; Very Slowly All at Once by Lauren Schott; Vivian Dies Again by CE Hulse

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My latest crime/thriller reviews - includes Charlotte McConaghy, @samblakebooks Rebecca Hannigan, RWR McDonald & Marisa Cashino theguardian.com/books/2025/d…

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy; Darkrooms by Rebecca Hannigan; The Nancys and the Case of the Missing Necklace by RWR McDonald; Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino; Your Every Move by Sam Blake

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My best crime/thrillers of 2025 Guardian column - includes Mick Herron, Belinda Bauer, Denise Mina, Paul Bradley Carr, @OlivierNorek Joseph O'Connor, @eoinmcnamee3 Abigail Dean, Louise Hegarty & Uketsu theguardian.com/books/2025/d…

The best crime and thrillers of 2025

Mick Herron’s Slow Horses, Belinda Bauer’s obsessive world of bird egg collectors, Uketsu’s innovative Japanese detective mystery – and more

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My latest crime & thriller reviews - includes @mossmontmomery @AuthorSJBolton @samirmachado Francine Toon & Paul Bradley Carr theguardian.com/books/2025/n…

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

The Murder at World’s End by Ross Montgomery; The Confessions by Paul Bradley Carr; The Good Nazi by Samir Machado de Machado; Bluff by Francine Toon; The Token by Sharon Bolton

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My latest crime & thriller reviews: includes @AnnCleeves @VaseemKhanUK @OlivierNorek Bob Mortimer & Graeme Macrae Burnet theguardian.com/books/2025/o…

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

Quantum of Menace by Vaseem Khan; The Killing Stones by Ann Cleeves; The Long Shoe by Bob Mortimer; Benbecula by Graeme Macrae Burnet; The Winter Warriors by Olivier Norek

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My latest crime and thriller reviews - includes @Williamboyd29 @richardosman @JaniceHallett @K_RhodesWriter & Holly Seddon theguardian.com/books/2025/s…

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

The Predicament by William Boyd; The Killer Question by Janice Hallett; The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman; 59 Minutes by Holly Seddon; Deadman’s Pool by Kate Rhodes

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My latest crime and thriller reviews - includes @amateuradam @LauraMLippman @MWCravenUK @dvalentinebooks & Yasuhiko Nishizawa theguardian.com/books/2025/a…

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

A Particularly Nasty Case by Adam Kay; Murder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman; The Final Vow by MW Craven; The Dead Husband Cookbook by Danielle Valentine

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My latest crime and thriller reviews - includes @asgoodasdeadd @peterswans246 @AlanJParks Denise Mina & Hye-Young Pyun theguardian.com/books/2025/j…

The best recent crime and thrillers – roundup

Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson; Kill Your Darlings by Peter Swanson; The Good Liar by Denise Mina; The Hole by Hye-Young Pyun; Gunner by Alan Parks

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Latest crime/thriller reviews - @JoyceCarolOates @AndrewJRTaylor @elizajreid @AntonyJohnston & Terry Deary theguardian.com/books/2025/j…

The best recent crime and thrillers – roundup

Fox by Joyce Carol Oates; A Schooling in Murder by Andrew Taylor; Death of a Diplomat by Eliza Reid; Actually, I’m a Murderer by Terry Deary; Can You Solve the Murder? by Antony Johnston

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My latest crime & thriller reviews, includes @vmdapunt Louise Hegarty, Sarah Harman, Kelly Mullen & Ron Currie theguardian.com/books/2025/a…

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

Fair Play by Louise Hegarty; All the Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman; This Is Not a Game by Kelly Mullen; The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne by Ron Currie; Death and Other Occupations by...

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My latest crime & thriller reviews - includes Chris Chibnall, Anthony Quinn, Hannah Deitch, @eoinmcnamee3 @kate_kemp theguardian.com/books/2025/m…

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

The Bureau by Eoin McNamee; The Mouthless Dead by Anthony Quinn; Killer Potential by Hannah Deitch; The Grapevine by Kate Kemp; Death at the White Hart by Chris Chibnall

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My latest crime/thriller reviews - includes @ellygriffiths @TrishaSakhlecha @dfr10 Belinda Bauer & Virginia Feito theguardian.com/books/2025/f…

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

The Impossible Thing by Belinda Bauer; The Frozen People by Elly Griffiths; Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito; The Inheritance by Trisha Sakhlecha; The Weekenders by David F Ross

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My latest crime/thriller reviews - includes @christobollen Nina Bhadreshwar, Uketsu, Joseph O'Connor and Karsten Dusse theguardian.com/books/2025/j…

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

Havoc by Christopher Bollen; Strange Pictures by Uketsu; Ghosts of Rome by Joseph O’Connor; Murder Mindfully by Karsten Dusse; The Day of the Roaring by Nina Bhadreshwar

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My best crime/thrillers of 2024 Guardian column - includes @jonnytweet @radiomukhers @jennieg_author @tsierraauthor @WhittyAuthor @Beathhigh @SimonMasonbooks and Nick Harkaway, Mo Hayder, Bella Mackie, and IS Berry theguardian.com/books/2024/d…

The best crime and thrillers of 2024

A choice of whodunnits, a return for le Carré’s Smiley, and dark, disturbing encounters in the woods

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