She fights back when her ex-husband almost chokes her and even starts picking fights with snooty school mums – and wins. An alien presence takes over her mind and body when she is in danger. This contemporary take on Jekyll and Hyde, written with all Carey’s usual wit and verve, will scare you even while it makes you think and feel. By Giulia RhodesPiatkus, £14.99HEADS YOU WINJeffrey ArcherAfter the KGB kills his father in 1968, Alexander says goodbye to friend Vladimir and flees Russia with his mother. Thirty years on, both confront their fates in Russia where Vladimir is now head of the sinister FSB.

Source: Daily Mirror May 09, 2019 18:59 UTC