Twelve books and 4,996 pages in June, including crime thrillers, memoirs and biographies—and one novel that completely caught me off guard.
Books
Book reviews, reading reflections and literary discoveries from Verso, spanning crime, biography, fiction and much more.
May 2026 Books
Eight books from May, ranging from crime and time travel to Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks and deeply questionable workplace culture.
April 2026 Books
Nine books from April, with crime, thrillers and an assortment of memorable characters across another strong reading month.
March 2026 Books
March brought a mixed reading month of time travel, murder, doomed relationships and people making consistently poor decisions.
February 2026 Books
Six books from February, featuring small-town mysteries, suspicious influencers, dysfunctional families and plenty of fictional bodies.
January 2026 Books
Six books and 1,880 pages in January, with crime fiction, time travel, a heist and an ever-growing trail of fictional bodies.
Melanie Green
Meet Felixstowe author Melanie Green, whose candid cancer memoir and guided journal offer honesty, humour and practical support to others.
Julie Missen
Meet Suffolk author Julie Missen, who writes as J.D. Missen across psychological thrillers, poetry and children’s books rooted in East Anglia.
Iain Maitland
Meet Felixstowe author Iain Maitland, whose psychological thrillers and candid memoirs explore mental health, family and emotional truth.
Jeanette Hewitt
Meet Suffolk author Jeanette Hewitt, writing as J.M. Hewitt—creator of atmospheric psychological crime thrillers filled with tension and trauma.