Okri’s prose heightens the power of the novel’s political message

After the viral hit of the #MeToo era short story, can her new book live up to the hype?

A Chinese restaurant is the setting for intergenerational high drama in a perfectly seasoned debut

The lives of four friends unravel after a tragic event in this drama of sober richness

A surprisingly sober fictionalised recreation of the King’s early life with Gladys

The writer’s work remains hugely relevant, particularly in today’s charged racial atmosphere

The author’s debut novel, an unsparing account of sex addiction, has affinities with the libertine tradition of French prose

An intricately wrought story about a young man caught in the jaws of fate offers a microcosm of the larger implosion of Nigerian society

A snowy supernatural thriller with roots deep in Nordic myth

Relatable characters and well-crafted dialogue make this a thoroughly engaging read

A Gothic mystery set on the banks of the Thames shimmers with ancient magic

A historian searches for a teenage boy who may hold the key to humankind’s future

A police officer investigates a fatal accident involving a roofer who has fallen off a building

Written with black humour and elemental energy, the novel talks about male violence in 1970s Belfast

A story of a narcissistic actor and an obsessive fan and the torment they cause

The book depicts the push-and-pull of friendship with wisdom and the occasional surreal flourish

A satisfyingly rounded and beautifully illustrated tale in which the images do much of the work

This impressive debut novel is a timely addition to the canon of international thrillers

This debut novel weaves a fascinating and original fairytale

Set in the near future, this speculative fantasy is the author’s best novel yet

A writer navigates the complexities of memory in this study of an ill-fated love affair

The author talks about his collection of 12 connected stories that create a telling picture of a fragmented world

This 1992 novel, published in English for the first time, is an empathetic study of German guilt

A well-heeled mother’s perfect family life is torn apart when her daughter is kidnapped

This debut novel by a young British writer has set the bar high for historical crime fiction in 2019