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GORDON PARSONS recommends an entertaining account of the years between Germany’s defeat in WWI and Hitler’s seizure of power
Bonkers thriller beats past-its-slash by date torture porn any day
MAT COWARD reviews some of the latest crime thrillers
MIGUEL YOSHIDA explains the evolution and influence of the Cuban Casa De Las Americas in joining culture to the revolutionary struggle
ANDY HEDGECOCK is charmed by a skilful adaptation of Tove Jansson’s lyrical portrait of three generations of a family, overcoming grief
ALEX HALL treads warily through a messy, dialectical struggle fought in the mundane machinery of driving licences, criminal law, and birth registries
MICHAL BONCZA, FIONA O’CONNOR, JAMES WALSH and ANGUS REID review Atlas of Disappearance, Love Me Tender, Bouchra, and This Tempting Madness
Flitting between myth and the modern world, Medusa is determined to steer clear of human affairs. When her resolve crumbles, the result is petrifying in every sense
I'm not sure if publishers acknowledge the existence of a sub-category labelled "Bonkers Thrillers" but, if so, that's how they'd market Extinction by JT Brannan (Headline, £7.99).
The action barely stops for a paragraph's rest in this delightfully over-the-top tale about the testing of a "black ops" super-weapon which triggers floods, earthquakes and paranormal phenomena.
As a terrified world slides into chaos, and a centuries-old secret doomsday sect prepares for the end of humanity's reign on Earth, a rock-climbing journalist races to reveal the truth.
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MAT COWARD writes on Ghost Runner John Tarrant
ALEX HALL is amused at the way the UFOs appear exactly where commercial interests, conspiracies, militarism and right-wing media overlap
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