Book Review

Pink Ink by Avina St. Graves

A spoiler-free review of Pink Ink by Avina St. Graves: a film student re-stages real murders in pink fake blood, and the killer she idolises turns out to be grading her coursework. Honest praise, real criticism, content notes and read-alikes.

The Matryoshka Murders by Kay Williams

The Matryoshka Murders by Kay Williams is a political thriller set in 1991 Leningrad where an American filmmaker's camera catches something worth killing for. Murder, mystery, and a love story that crosses an ocean.

The Disappearers by Marlon James

Seven men rehearse a gay prison play in 1988 Kingston. One night a crowd arrives, and two of the cast are never seen again. Marlon James has written the longest, hardest and most formally daring book on the Booker Prize 2026 longlist.

Black Bag by Luke Kennard

A broke actor is paid to attend university lectures zipped inside a leather bag, and finds the first role he has ever been perfectly suited to. Luke Kennard has written the funniest book on the Booker Prize 2026 longlist and the jokes are doing all the heavy lifting.

The Vivisectors by Missouri Williams

A ghostwriter with no personality is sent to befriend the student at the centre of a university scandal, in a city being swallowed by its own park. Missouri Williams has written the most formally daring book on the Booker Prize 2026 longlist and one of the coldest narrators in years.

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