The best books of the week

Why the global economic order is spiralling out of control; a history of Syria tackles the nation’s complexities; working-class life in Charlie Chaplin’s London; masterly autofiction from Pirkko Saisio; a Jeremy Cooper novel set among classical musicians; the sinister legacy of the Marquis de Morès; a deeply personal survey of the judgments women face in divorce courts — plus Adam LeBor’s pick of the best new thrillers