Best crime fiction: Witness 8 is a welcome addition to Steve Cavanagh’s Eddie Flynn series
Also reviewed: Clete by James Lee Burke; ; Anna Pitoniak’s The Helsinki Affair; Eli Cranor’s Broiler; and Havoc by Deborah J Ledford
By Brian Cliff & Elizabeth Mannion
Gaza: you want it darker? Why are leading lights of Western culture ignoring the plight of Palestine
Karin Slaughter: ‘I want to show how one act of violence can have a ripple effect that changes the lives of everyone’
The Irish Republican Brotherhood 1914-1924: Diarmaid Ferriter on a very personal Fenian story
The House of Beckham by Tom Bower review: A grubby litany of accusations and snide remarks
Francis Bacon’s Nanny: A peek into the darkness of the artist’s childhood
All the Colours of the Dark by Chris Whitaker: a thriller, romance and crime novel that is plenty of book for everyone
The Companion to Irish Traditional Music: A gargantuan endeavour and an essential resource
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