This month’s best paperbacks: Dave Eggers, Rebecca Solnit and more
Looking for a new reading recommendation? Here are some fantastic new paperbacks, from an open-minded study of drugs to affecting short stories
December 2021
Best books of 2021
Five of the best crime and thrillers of 2021
Final novels from John le Carré and Andrea Camilleri, dark psychological debut Girl A and more
November 2021
The best recent thrillers – review roundup
Hillary Clinton makes her debut with a tightly plotted tale of political intrigue, plus new work by Julia Dahl and astronaut Chris Hadfield
October 2021
Crime and thrillers roundup
The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup
Riccardino by Andrea Camilleri; April in Spain by John Banville; We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride & Jo Piazza; Lemon by Kwon Yeo-sun; and The Whistling by Rebecca Netley
Final Inspector Montalbano novel, finished years ago, is published in UK
Andrea Camilleri was determined that his crime series could not be continued by another writer, leaving concluding novel with his publisher long before his death in 2019
John le Carré, Daisy May Cooper and Paul McCartney expected to boost book sales at Christmas
The annual event known as ‘Super Thursday’, when most of the hardbacks aimed at the Christmas market are published, promises big names and a boon for the industry
July 2020
Montalbano returns in Andrea Camilleri's posthumous novel
Riccardino, author’s final book of the popular crime series, hits shelves a year after his death
September 2019
On my radar
On my radar: Orlando Figes’s cultural highlights
Thrillers of the month
The best recent thrillers – review roundup
July 2019
A kitchen in Rome
Rachel Roddy’s recipe for courgette and ricotta fritters
Books blog
Andrea Camilleri had a late but great career in crime writing
Mark Lawson
Andrea Camilleri obituary
Andrea Camilleri, beloved creator of Inspector Montalbano, dies aged 93
April 2019
'Italians go for the strongman': Montalbano author on fascism and the future
Andrea Camilleri, the novelist behind the much-loved Inspector Montalbano, has become a vocal critic of the Italian government
August 2018
Death at Sea; The Sacco Gang by Andrea Camilleri – review
The sage of Sicily returns with eight newly translated Inspector Montalbano stories – and a gripping true-crime tale from the 20s
November 2017
Italy’s self-esteem has taken a beating, but I still wouldn’t live anywhere else
Dumped out of the World Cup, mired in political controversy, the country’s pride has been wounded. Time to take refuge in some traditional delights …
January 2017
The Little Library Café
Food in books: Pasta con le Sarde from The Terracotta Dog by Andrea Camilleri
Who eats as well as Inspector Montalbano? It’s a mystery – but you can, as Kate Young demonstrates how to put together this easy Sicilian classic
August 2014
A book for the beach
A book for the beach: The Snack Thief by Andrea Camilleri
Tim Maby: Wily but decent, this detective is more concerned with the human characters around him than simple crime-solving
January 2014
Top 10s
The top 10 crime novels in translation
Novelist Ann Cleeves looks beyond Scandinavia for forensic insights into Maigret's Paris, Montalbano's Sicily and beyond
October 2012
Crime's grand tour: European detective fiction
Crime fiction is a magnifying glass that reveals the fingerprints of history. From Holmes and Poirot to Montalbano and the rise of Scandi-noir, Mark Lawson investigates the long tradition of European super-sleuths and their role in turbulent times
