The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

<p>The Murder at World’s End by Ross Montgomery; The Confessions by Paul Bradley Carr; The Good Nazi by Samir Machado de Machado; Bluff by Francine Toon; The Token by Sharon Bolton</p><p><strong><a href="https://guardianbookshop.com/the-murder-at-worlds-end-9780241766163/?utm_source=editoriallink&amp;utm_medium=merch&amp;utm_campaign=article">The Murder at World’s End</a> by Ross Montgomery (Viking, £16.99)</strong><strong><br></strong>The first novel for adults by award-winning children’s author Montgomery is a locked-room mystery set in 1910 on a remote tidal island off the Cornish coast. At Tithe Hall, Lord Conrad Stockingham-Welt is busy instructing his servants to prepare for the apocalyptic disaster he believes will be triggered by the imminent passage of Halley’s comet. The labyrinthine house is a nest of secrets and grudges, harboured by both staff and family members, who include an irascible and splendidly foul-mouthed maiden aunt, Decima. When Lord Conrad is discovered in his sealed study, killed by a crossbow bolt to the eye, she co-opts a new footman to help her find the culprit. With plenty of twists, red herrings and a blundering police officer, this is a terrific start to a series that promises to be a lot of fun.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/14/the-best-recent-and-thrillers-review-roundup">Continue reading...</a>