‘The Nox’ by Joe White and Catriona Ward – an ambitious audible drama that overreaches itself.

‘Karen Memory’ by Elizabeth Bear – original and engaging steampunk in 19th Century Seattle – highly recommended

‘The Holiday Murders’ by Robert Gott

The Best Of British? – The Chip Butty

‘The Owl Always Hunts At Night’ – Holger Munch & Mia Kruger #2 by Samuel Bjørk, translated by Charlotte Barslund

‘West Of Prehistoric’ by Erik Testerman – Cowboys, Indians, Dinosaurs and blood-thirsty Neanderthals clash in 1880s Wyoming.

‘Maisie Dobbs’ by Jacqueline Winspear – an excellent start to a promising series.

‘Dashing Through The Snowbirds’ – Meg Langslow #32 by Donna Andrews

“Priest of Bones” – War For The Rose Throne #1 – by Peter McLean – highly recommended