After they dispose of his corpse in a lift shaft, retribution begins to close like a steel trap around the women. Dolan seems to suggest that organic human interaction is preferable to a lifetime of battling for right-on causes. Though his recent work has lacked rigour, A Damned Serious Business (Hodder, £17.99) sees him once again firing on all cylinders. As with Hawkins, we have a booze-addicted woman with a dysfunctional life, Dr Anna Fox. “A J Finn” is really Dan Mallory, a US publisher who knows just what makes popular thrillers work.

Source: The Guardian January 05, 2018 12:00 UTC