Katharine reviews ‘The Rogue’ by Trudi Canavan, the second instalment in the ‘Traitor Spy Trilogy’ series, that takes off immediately after where ‘The Ambassador’s Mission’ left off.

Katharine reviews ‘The Gathering of the Lost’ – the second of four in the ‘Wall of Night’ series by Helen Lowe, of which two are currently available.

Katharine reviews ‘The Heir of Night’ – the first of four in the ‘Wall of Night’ series by Helen Lowe, of which two are currently available.

Jimmy reviews Marvel’s The Avengers, passing judgement on the almighty Joss Whedon while he’s at it.

Katharine reviews ‘Unclean Spirits’ by M. L. N. Hanover is the first in the Black Sun’s Daughter series, where we are introduced to Jayné (zha-nay, not Jane) Heller, a young woman who inherits everything her uncle Eric had to his name after he is murdered. He has also left her with an unlikely business – the one that got him killed in the first place.

Katharine reviews ‘Defending Jacob’ by William Landay is a family-based mystery thriller, told (mainly) from the perspective of a father, Andy Barber, whose 14-year-old son has been implicated in a murder.

Katharine reviews ‘Stonemouth’ by Iain Banks, which is a slow, steady tale set in Scotland, about a man called Stewart Gilmour who has been away in London for the past five years after being chased out one night – and maybe it would have been better if he never returned.

Katharine reviews ‘Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend’ by Matthew Green – a unique tale of a young boy, told by his imaginary friend Budo. A very quite read that is very similar to ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time’ by Mark Haddon.

Katharine reviews ‘Stay Close’ by Harlan Coben – his latest stand-alone (as in, not one of his Myron Bolitar novels) mystery novel.

Katharine reviews ‘No One Left to Tell’ – a well-crafted mix of suspense thriller mystery and romance. Though Karen Rose’s books are linked, they can be enjoyed individually as Katharine has discovered.