There is no better antidote to the problems of everyday life than a thriller: losing yourself in whodunnit, why they dunnit (and how you might have done it in their situation) is the perfect escape. Here are my favourite reads of the year, with something for everyone, whether you want to be terrified, amused or just wowed by fabulous writing.
Guide Me Home by Attica Locke (Viper)
This is the final instalment in the excellent Highway 59 series, starring Darren Mathews, one of the few black Texas Rangers. Or at least he was a Texas Ranger: having recently quit his job, he is drinking far too heavily until his mother asks him for help tracking down a missing girl. Locke’s writing is absolutely on fire, simmering with tension, and this series is not to be missed.
