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The Pale Horse: Deliciously atmospheric Agatha Christie adaptation
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The Honjin Murders: Classic Japanese murder mystery
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Sarah Phelps’s brooding adaptation is politically charged and narratively uncanny
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Saudis never expected horror story of murder would be broadcast around the world
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Knives Out, Joker, Jojo Rabbit, The Goldfinch and The Report among the contenders
A dull Goldfinch, two funny popes, and Scarlett Johansson’s broken marriage
Toronto film festival: Opening weekend also included Knives Out, Greed and Sea Fever
The Truants: ‘So this is desire. I want to f**king eat him’
Book review: Kate Weinberg’s intelligent debut is set in a vividly rendered English university
Dark mysteries and dating advice from your parents: what to expect from Irish television
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‘I can’t do thrillers or spy novels or genre fiction. I just get bored'
The author Colm Tóibín discusses female Irish novelists, families, and when he wishes he had a TV
M Night Shyamalan: The unbreakable spirit of ‘the twist guy’
Despite critical maulings, you can’t keep Shyamalan down, as he returns with ‘Glass’
Bad Times at the El Royale: Up-itself post-Tarantino flop
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Crime fiction round-up: Man Booker nominated Snap by Belinda Bauer leaves no trace behind
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Spoiler alert: People don’t hate spoilers . . . or do they?
Avengers: Infinity War directors have made sure the new film’s story remains a secret. But if they did tell you, would it really spoil the experience?
TV this weekend: Attenborough on eggs and Geldof on the ‘Late Late Show’
The Ray D’Arcy show will discuss consent in wake of Belfast trial while Aidan Gillen plays Dave Allen
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‘I relish the chance to be alone with my thoughts, even if they are mostly about how uncomfortable I am’
Kevin Spacey ‘seeking treatment’ over sexual misconduct claims
Director Brett Ratner says will ‘step away’ from work with Warner Bros amid claims
Kathy Reichs: ‘I’ll never put anything in just to be grisly’
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Girl on The Train’s Paula Hawkins: ‘People think terrible things’
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International Women’s Day marks an opportunity to return to normal life
Time to get Irish rail service priorities back on track
Second phase of western corridor would be utter folly
Himself review: He sees dead people in Mayo
Jess Kidd’s debut novel is atmospheric but too cliched to really score as mystery or drama
The secrets of Agatha Christie’s success
When Irish academic John Curran, the most ardent fan of the world’s bestselling writer, found her notebooks, he realised this glimpse into her plotting process had to be shared
She never went to school: 126 remarkable Agatha Christie facts
With Poirot-like diligence, expert John Curran has gathered 126 facts about the Queen of Crime
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Eamon Dunphy wonders why Martin O’Neill’s didn’t take the lift against Georgia
Glenn Close: 'It's been hard to get a script where I am the main character'
The actor talks about becoming an accidental activist, the real Hollywood and her plans for the future
As flat as day-old glass of Babycham: Sharon Horgan's The Circuit
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One of Us: A whodunit that wonders, what would I do?
BBC’s latest drama has more than a shade of Agatha Christie, with Scotland putting in a stunning cameo or three
Television review: What the Dickens? Agatha Christie classic steals the Christmas show
‘And There Were None’ proves a compelling piece of costume drama, while Luke Kelly gets an affectionate, enjoyable treatment
Roddy L’Estrange: Vinny’s day at races spirals out of control
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In a Dark, Dark Wood, by Ruth Ware
Compelling tale of a hen party with a murderous twist is let down by its denouement
The locked room mystery: a glimpse inside the mind of Agatha Christie
John Curran, author of The Notebooks of Agatha Christie, on the thrill of exploring the treasuire trove of the author's 73 jotters packed with plots and possibilities
The man with the reputation to live up to: Lisbeth Salander’s new writer
David Lagercrantz is a household name in Sweden, thanks to his biography of the soccer star Zlatan Ibrahimovic. But now he’s set to tackle Stieg Larsson’s legacy, with his follow-up to the Millennium trilogy
Book collecting: ‘People get a feeling for a book and they must have it’
‘First Editions’ in Dublin’s Ballsbridge is a popular destination for book lovers
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