The Last Dance - Mark Billingham

 53%

19.12.23

File under 'quirky police procedural' with another of the traumatised, probably neurodiverse (ADHD?) protagonists that seem popular these days. It was diverting as far as it went, but all extremely unlikely - OK, so it was a work of fiction, but the world- and character-building wasn't strong enough for me to completely suspend my disbelief.

Dying Fall - Elly Griffiths

51%
02.01.16

This was instantly forgettable - the plot, what there was of it, didn't make sense, and the characters seemed shoehorned in. But the prose is undemanding and it's readable enough for the holidays.