A young woman becomes increasingly jealous of her boyfriend’s ex-partner in Bea Setton’s unsettling, risk-taking novel
An intriguing and provocative apocalyptic tale loosely inspired by ‘King Lear’
A story of the lives and loves of four people in contemporary Essex broadens out into a dazzling exploration of science and religion
Prolific author who combined formal experimentation with popular appeal and was a fixture of the New York literary scene
This globe-hopping new novel is a bold study in human connection
An idiosyncratic style drives this story of loss and lust in working-class gay life in rural England
The writer’s first novel for 13 years asks what it means to make a new home in a place you love but can never leave
The lives of two people in present-day Cornwall are connected to the dancing plague of 1518 in a novel full of mystery and wonder
Justin Torres presents a rich plot that centres around a friendship with a dying man
A murder mystery in a fictitious Midwestern city blends thriller tropes with a fresh reimagining of American society
Twelve stories of the life, love and tribulations of consecutive inhabitants of an isolated house in Massachusetts
The ‘Skippy Dies’ author returns to gripping form with a funny, sad story of Irish family life
First encountered in 1986, Frank Bascombe sets off on a valedictory road trip to bow out in resigned but witty style
A fictional last opera by the composer takes centre stage in an ambitious, entertaining novel full of comic brio
The Booker-shortlisted American’s 23rd novel has invention and wit but gets lost in its own playfulness
A serial killer, pretty LA teens and lashings of prescription drugs feature in Ellis’s atmospheric first novel in 13 years
The English translation of the author’s 1944 novel provides an opportunity to remember her work more generally
The author’s latest action-packed life-spanning novel never pauses for breath
In the ripping yarn of a Scot setting out to seek his fortune in the 1720s, Buchan’s novel does what all good fiction should
A water shortage triggers conflict in a gripping, unsettling picture of a future Britain