Sarah Deeming

Love Will Tear Us Apart by C.K. McDonnell Transworld Books, Penguin Random House HB, £14.95 Reviewed by Sarah Deeming Hannah has left The Stranger Times for an exclusive retreat exploring the benefits of giving her marriage a second try. But is there anyone in the world who can stare down the barrel of Banecroft’s blunderbuss and answer his interview questions without having a breakdown? Especially as Banecroft is even more unhinged than normal.

Harley Quinn: No Good Dead by Stephanie Phillips, Riley Rossmo, Laura Braga and Jay Leisten DC Comics, pb £11.76 Reviewed by Sarah Deeming Harley Quinn is back in Gotham, and this time she means business. The Joker has vanished and left a hoard of clown thugs without direction or goal. Some are in prison, and others are trying to move on from their life of crime which isn’t easy without professional emotional support.

Burrowed by Mary Baader Kaley Angry Robot Books, £9.99 Reviewed by Nadya Mercik When I read the blurb of the book, I was quite intrigued. A genetic plague as a premise for the world, the main character with low life expectancy and slim chances for a good life, a terrifying new virus arriving at the doorstep. This all sounded to me like a powerful cocktail, and Mary Baader Kaley did deliver on most of her promises.