Hot off the press: Three terrific writers, all of whom have journalists as their central protagonists, set the standard as they create page turning thrillers perfect for these troubled times.

The Other Side of Fear is the latest thrilling outing for Douglas Skelton’s investigative journalist Rebecca Connolly as murder haunts the island of Stoirm. The Diary of Lies sees the return of Phillip Miller’s defiant reporter Shona Sandison to an insidious conspiracy within the UK’s most powerful institutions. Charlotte Philby’s stylish Dirty Money introduces journalist turned private investigator Ramona Chang in a plot shimmering with menace and effortless cool.