The Queen's man who spied for Russia ... and the Nazis

Meet the grocer's son, ironmonger's daughter and window cleaner who defined art in the 1920s and 1930s

'Hilarious, insightful and superbly written' the best in popular fiction: ALL IN by Claire Powell, THE SECRET THREAD by Eve Chase, AMERICAN FANTASY by Emma Straub

What would a former director of the FBI take to a desert island?

The artworks Hitler loved to hate

Maggie O' Farrell's glorious return in this month's historical fiction: The Queen's Painter by Wendy Holden, Mrs Dickens by Emily Howes, Land by Maggie O'Farrell

The demons lurking in the city of angels...the best crime fiction out now: The Long Isle by Andrew Raymond, A Violent Masterpiece by Jordan Harper, The Aristocracy by Patrick Worrall

Parenthood and Patchett in this week's literary fiction: Whistler by Ann Patchett, Natural Disaster by Lisa Owens, The Devoted by Catherine Cho

George Michael had it all - fame, fortune and an incredible talent, but his need for control and dependence on drink and drugs meant his life ended as a modern Greek tragedy

Bonking beetles and other grassland secrets

Cross-dressing princess who took on Rasputin, pioneered facial surgery and saved thousands of soldiers' lives

'An Enid Blyton adventure story for grown-ups' - James Aldred has built his own patch of paradise in the New Forest complete with streams, otters and a hundred-year-old Romany Wagon

Married Tory MP who kept up an affair with his brother's wife while the two couples lived on the same street...discover the polyamory at the heart of parliament

Weirdness and wonder abound in this month's short stories: Sail Away Land by Ben Pester, The Fallen Trees Are Also The Forest by Alejandra Kamiya, The Typing Lady and other fictions by Ruth Ozeki

Friendly ghosts and buried Gods in this month's science fiction: Radiant Star by Ann Leckie, Waiting on a Friend by Natalie Adler, Heaven's Graveyard by Grace Curtis