Book Review: Outrageously silly and unbelievably addictive, The Villa is the perfect holiday readJess Ryder’s murder mystery set in Marbella is as subtle as a brick, but you won’t be able to put it down
Books Book Review: Engaging and memorable, Neil Jordan’s Amnesiac is a cut above most celebrity memoirsThe Irish director was an award-winning writer before he got into movies, and it shows in this compelling take on his life
Book Review Book Review: Kevin Barry’s western The Heart In Winter is almost a novella but it reads like an epicThe Limerick native’s latest novel is a gritty western set in Montana, where two dreamers embark on a dangerous love affair
Books Book Review: The Midnight Feast is a sometimes silly, but darkly addictive, thrillerLucy Foley has hit paydirt again with her tale of the “wonderfully dislikeable” Francesca and her secretive past
Book Review Books: With Long Island, Colm Tóibín has delivered an exquisite sequel to BrooklynRevisiting beloved characters is a risk for any author, but it has paid off handsomely in this new novel
Books Book Review: With surgeon-like precision, Alan Murrin dissects human relationships in The Coast RoadThe Donegal native’s debut novel builds to a finale of quiet devastation
Books Book Review: Gleeson’s long-fiction debut sparkles with literary luminescenceHagstone is a satisfyingly easy read, built on a plot that moves relentlessly forward
Books Book Review: Brevity is the soul of grit in darkly wrought short story collection from Tinker, Tailor screenwriterUnforgettable assortment of stories from acclaimed writer Bridget O'Connor, who died in 2010, is not afraid to go to dark places
Books Book Review: How dark twists, turns and sleepwalking made Anna O the thriller novel of the yearSmart, original thriller from former speechwriter keeps the reader guessing right to the end
Books Book review: Thinking outside the box is low on reward for this New York dolls tale Tale of porcelain and plastic dolls in a mishmash of narrators and writing styles, by the poet Karen McCarthy Woolf, is arguably a little too clever for its own good
Books Book review: Blindboy’s latest short stories are often brilliant, but not for the faint of heartWhile the bleakness and cruelty of the memorable and frequently hilarious
Books Book review: Sumptuous Winter Papers will warm any bookshelfKevin Barry’s ninth compendium has something for everyone who appreciates the arts
Books Book review: Marie Cassidy whodunnit has whiff of autobiography about itFormer state pathologist has used her experience in the field to write a deft, if not terribly original, crime thriller
Interview PJ Gallagher: ‘Secrets and lies fucked up our family, so I’m telling all – I’ve nothing to hide’The comedian, actor and radio host opens up about growing up with alcoholic parents, new fatherhood and Madhouse, his recently-published book
Book review: Mike McCormack keeps it short and bleak in tense thrillerIn This Plague of Souls, a whip-tight narrative often spills into poetry without ever losing its emotional heft
Books Book review: Year of the Locust offers a wilder ride than Bond on steroidsTerry Hayes’ extraordinary second espionage thriller cements his reputation as a natural successor to writers such as Fleming, Forsyth and Ludlum
Books Book review: Safiya Sinclair memoir casts shadows in Jamaican sun Poet’s piercing book can be a tough read, like a Rastafarian Angela’s Ashes, but it shines a light on a culture that’s little understood in the West
Books Book review: Man plays God in Sebastian Faulks’s satirical sci-fi The Seventh Son, set in 2030, may be a little thinner than his historical literary fiction, but it is sharp and gripping, and asks some very big questions
Books Book review: Past and present intertwine in wild and magnificent Irish epicIn Thirsty Ghosts, Emer Martin revisits the O’Conaill family of her previous novel, whose members are now adults struggling to survive in 1970s Ireland
Books Book review: Dutch author’s exploration of anxiety is fascinating and relatable In The Anxiety Project, Dutch journalist and novelist Daan Heerma van Voss, who himself suffers from crippling fear, takes a literary look at the condition