by Harriet Lane (£20, HB, Orion) What lies beneath the image we construct of ourselves? Ruth, newly divorced and drifting as her daughter leaves home, feels invisible – until Sookie, her dazzling form

Ruth Jones is among the cast of Run Away, a twisty new mystery based on a novel by Harlan Coben. The eight-parter stars James Nesbitt who plays Simon, whose search for his runaway daughter unearths lo

Our books editor Zoe West’s favourite picks for the month

W hen 17-year-old Lily vanishes, it leaves her twin sister Abby, family and local community reeling. Twisty, six-part drama Girl Taken follows what happens when Lily returns five years later and the f

Here are our recommendations – and yours – of what to enjoy reading this fortnight

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