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. . . are you reading now? True Crime Story by Joseph Knox, which I am racing through. It has a startlingly original style; basically as if it is a writer’s notes of interviews conducted with those closest to a young woman who has gone missing. It is extremely well done. I am also re-reading a number of non-fiction books about 1920s Shanghai, as I am currently working on a film version of my novel The Master Of Rain, published some time ago. . . . would you take a desert island? This is so tricky, but I am going to cheat a bit and take the Len Deighton Game, Set & Match trilogy. I assume I�...

'I asked Derek if he remembered one of our dates. His face crumpled then I saw tears': KATE GARRAWAY's Covid-ravaged husband lay for months trapped in what she calls 'the deep ocean of unconsciousness' - but then came flickers of life Last week, Kate Garraway told of the decision to put husband Derek into a coma Now she has released the second part of her soul-wrenching memoir Here she recounts the joyous moment when she saw flickering signs of recovery 

I’m painfully aware that Derek would have wanted to tell his own story – and one day he still may. In this book (edited extracts of which are being serialised here), I have tried to do him – and all those who love him – justice. The help I have received from his brilliant team of doctors and specialists, and from people everywhere, has kept me going. By sharing this with you, I pray that it is in some way useful in tackling the challenges in your life. We all have our own Covid stories.  This is mine.   As December 31 faded into 2020, Derek and I raised a glass to each other. ‘Thi...

Jessie Greengrass                                                                         Swift Press £14.99 In a house by the sea live three survivors of a climate-change apocalypse. In turn, Caro, her half-brother Pauly and their friend Sal look back on the long litany of extreme weather events that have devastated the planet and left them isolated.  Fortunately, the house was carefully prepared for the catastrophe – but now supplies are dwindling. Greengrass’s lyrical evocation of the coastal landscape and her grim vision of the future prove a pot...

Crime and thrillers: three for March Robert Dex Edge of the Grave by Robbie Morrison With around three decades writing comics including Batman and Judge Dredd behind him, Robbie Morrison makes his debut as a novelist with a bang – or should that be a kapow? His dark historical thriller begins with a horrific domestic murder in 1932 Glasgow before slowly working its way into something even worse. Along the way, Morrison sketches out a familiar picture of the No Mean City of urban legend - all sectarian strife and striking shipyard workers while razor gangs fight it out in ten...