Mystery author Ian Rankin shares his all-time favourite books to puzzle over on a cold winter's day.

Crime novelist Ian Rankin shares his five perfect mysteries 

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Like his mother, Diana, 11-year-old Byron Hemmings likes things to be just so. But when two extra seconds are added to the clock one morning in 1972, an accident occurs that will alter the course of his life. 

Chatelaine Book Club review: Perfect by Rachel Joyce

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One man is dead, another is missing, and 12 have gathered to solve the mystery. Spinning an extensive and intricate tale of love, lust and mayhem, Eleanor Catton’s The Luminaries weaves together a colourful cast of characters in the small gold-mining town of Hokitika, New Zealand.

Chatelaine Book Club review: The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton

Kate Atkinson, author of <i>Life After Life</i>, on what it takes to be a writer — and how not everyone can do it. In this interview, she shares her fiction writing tips.

Author Kate Atkinson's fiction writing tips: What every wannabe writer needs to know

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An unlikely affair sparks long-lasting consequences. Get the full review for Infidelity by Stacey May Fowles.

Chatelaine Book Club review: Infidelity by Stacey May Fowles

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Crime novelist Ian Rankin shares his five perfect mysteries

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What every wannabe writer needs to know

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