Claire Adams’ award-winning thriller Golden Child (Faber & Faber, £8.99; Tablet price £8.09) is set in Trinidad, and is gripping from start to finish. Clyde Deyalsingh, a member of the Indian community, is happily married and the proud father of twin boys, Peter and Paul. Clyde is a modest man who has worked hard and saved all his life for his children’s education. When one of his sons is kidnapped by local bandits, he faces an impossible choice, with devastating consequences. Pitch-perfect and skilfully plotted.