Bloody meetings (and how to make them work for you) Stephen Halliday used to hate pointless meetings until he found a way to exploit the tedium By Stephen Halliday 29 October
Prince of Tricksters: The Incredible True Story of Netley Lucas, Gentleman Crook, by Matt Houlbrook Stephen Halliday on a rogue whose smart manner helped him to profit in a deferential era By Stephen Halliday 23 June
The Great Explosion: Gunpowder, the Great War and a Disaster on the Kent Marshes, by Brian Dillon As war raged, health and safety were abandoned – with devastating results, writes Stephen Halliday By Stephen Halliday 25 June