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My manor, a drunk thieving priest, and me
Ian Mortimer charts the history of England as seen through the windows of his own new home.
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New book proves that in the Middle East the sword still decides who rules
History in the Middle East, Simon Sebag Montefiore writes, ‘seems more alive than anywhere else, the past less dead’. His aim in his ambitious new book is to cover events in the region across 19 different states and over more than a…
Deeply Creepy Thrillers for the start of autumn: The Wicked Girls by Roz Watkins, Tell Me
By GEOFFREY WANSELL Published: 04:15 EDT, 18 September 2026 | Updated: 04:15 EDT, 18 September 2026 <!--
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Richard Osman returns in our best Contemporary novels of the month: Taipei Story by
By SARA LAWRENCE Published: 04:20 EDT, 18 September 2026 | Updated: 04:20 EDT, 18 September 2026 <!--
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Works of genius in this week’s Retro fiction: GREAT GRANNY WEBSTER by Caroline Blackwood,
By SALLY MORRIS Published: 04:40 EDT, 18 September 2026 | Updated: 04:40 EDT, 18 September 2026 <!--
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Oscar Wilde is reimagined in the best Literary Fiction of the week: DOOM PAINTING by A.
By STEPHANIE CROSS Published: 04:50 EDT, 18 September 2026 | Updated: 04:50 EDT, 18 September 2026 <!--
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Our critic’s must-read review of a KILLER career
Geoffrey's retirement concludes an exemplary 20 year reviewing careerHAVING reviewed crime and thrillers for the Daily Mail for almost 20 years I have quietly decided to stop.It’s been an honour and a privilege to celebrate the…
The THREE step plan that means you can take control of your own destiny … by the father
As usual, Shakespeare got it right. ‘All things be ready, if our minds be so,’ says King Harry in Henry V: when the English are vastly outnumbered by the French forces, he has no doubt what will bring about an English victory on St…
Autumn…the season of crunchy leaves or ghostly spirits?
Autumn Kate Mosse (Hodder £16.99, 160pp)By CONSTANCE CRAIG SMITH Published: 05:00 EDT, 13 September 2026 | Updated: 05:00 EDT, 13 September 2026 <!--
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‘I’m in great danger – you have to get me out immediately!’ The dramatic…
Vladimir Kuzichkin – codename Redwood – was a Russian superspy operating in Iran who secretly switched to the West in the hope that doctors there would find a cure for his sexual impotence. In yesterday’s Mail on Sunday, best-selling…