The lesser-known Nazis who did Hitler’s bidding; Bill Gates under the spotlight; David Peace’s novel of a football tragedy; Mishal Husain’s family memoir; England’s justice system on trial; the horse-powered advance of civilisation; a fictionalised life of Peggy Guggenheim; a moving story of deafness — plus new business books and Pilita Clark’s pick of environmental titles
The Damned United author’s compelling fictionalisation of the plane crash that killed eight players succeeds as an elegy for society’s lost innocence
Susanna Crossman recounts the pain, joy and trauma of communal life
Rebecca Godfrey’s final book, completed by Leslie Jamison, reimagines the wild, wealthy, bohemian life of the heiress and art collector
Adèle Rosenfeld’s striking debut novel explores what it is like to be partially hearing, stuck in limbo between sound and silence
Eva Baltasar’s third novel in her triptych is an often uncomfortable story of a gay woman’s rejection of the city in her quest to be a mother
Cassandra and Clytemnestra take centre stage in a gutsy follow-up to ‘The Silence of the Girls’ and ‘The Women of Troy’
A couple’s hunt for an apartment in an unnamed foreign city forms the backdrop for elegant observations on life in Ayşegül Savaş’s immaculately observed novel
When authors pay tribute to booksellers, it’s not only a virtuous circle — it’s a double dose of joy for readers too
Paddy Crewe conjures loss, alienation and 1980s deprivation in a striking departure from his 1830s-set debut ‘My Name is Yip’
Irish author returns to the characters of his debut novel, revealing changes in them and their society
From ancient Nineveh to Victorian London to the present day — the author’s restless novel flows across epochs and continents
A clutch of new memoirs and novels draws on female authors’ lived experience of marital discord
Having launched her literary career in scandal and outrage, she was revered by readers — and, in time, her homeland — as a charismatic change-maker
Former Avenger swaps Hell’s Kitchen for quaint England while Conan cuts a swath through zombieland
Camille Bordas’s ensemble piece, set at a stand-up comedy school, has much to say about how we live now
There is passion — and humour — throughout this novel about a same-sex marriage in its final throes but it is a dark tale of domestic anguish
Amitava Kumar’s new novel traces the country’s recent history through a life less ordinary
Themes of karma, fame, sexual experimentation and familial trauma are explored
The late author’s debut novel from 1959 has all the pleasure and tantalising mystery of her greatest short stories
The ‘City on Fire’ author returns with a full-blown tale of a troubled teen and her equally troubled father
A deftly told tale of dysfunction across continents and generations
A debut novel set in Mussolini’s Italy expands into more timeless themes of adolescence and rebellion in a male-dominated world
The follow-up to ‘The Incendiaries’ is an inventive, if sometimes too florid, examination of sex and societal expectations
A young woman becomes increasingly jealous of her boyfriend’s ex-partner in Bea Setton’s unsettling, risk-taking novel
