As Time Goes By by Mary Higgins Clark. The first one of this author's books I've ever read and I was disappointed. Too many coincidences to make the plot believable and easily predicted 'twists'.
Snapshot by Brandon Sanderson. Unusual sci-fi detective thriller, where the police can go back to a virtual reality ten days in the past in order to witness and therefore solve crimes. Neat little twist at the end.
Inside Job by Connie Willis. I listened to this novella on audio - enjoyable but not the best from Connie Willis.
Blink: A psychological thriller with a killer twist you'll never forget by K L Slater. Really good thriller with a few twists towards the end that I didn't see coming. Recommended.
Blackstone and the Rendezvous with Death (The Blackstone Detective series Book 1) by Sally Spencer. First in an historical detective series set in Victorian London. I enjoyed it enough to want to read more of the series.
The Cuckoo's Calling: Cormoran Strike Book 1 by Robert Galbraith. J.K. Rowling writing in a completely different genre than her more famous HP series but the last thing I expected was how dreary it would be. I finished it, but it was a bit of a slog. It's just been dramatised for TV here in the UK but even a shorter, tighter version of the story on screen failed to excite. Don't think I'll be bothering with the rest of the series.
Dark Threads of Vengeance: An Ashmole Foxe Georgian Mystery (The Ashmole Foxe Georgian Mysteries Book 2) by William Savage. The 2nd in a series of enjoyable 18th century murder mysteries, with an unusual 'detective'. Reminds me somewhat of Kate Ross'
Julian Kestrel series.
Cragside: A DCI Ryan Mystery (The DCI Ryan Mysteries Book 6) by L J Ross. Part of a long running police procedural / thriller series. The characters have moved on from the previous story arc and though this is a complete case, reading between the lines there was another story brewing, so expect futher books in the series.
Finding Gobi (Main edition): The true story of a little dog and an incredible journey by Dion Leonard. Apparently this was a global news story back in the last few months of 2016 but I managed to miss it completely and therefore it was all new to me. It's the true story of a little stray dog who managed to complete the equivalent of three marathons in extreme conditions over the course of just a few days when she decided to run alongside Dion, an Australian ultra endurance runner, as he competed in a race across the Gobi desert. And, having decided he wanted to keep her and she goes missing, of the extraordinary lengths Dion had to go through in order to find an injured Gobi and keep her safe from dognappers and other ne'er-do-wells while he navigated the endlessly frustrating bureaucracy involved in getting his new friend out of China and back to his home in Scotland. Dion also gives us an insight into his troubled childhood and the issues that it left him with and how his relationship with Gobi helped him. I pretty much read this in one sitting.
