“Handling The Undead” by John Ajvide Lindqvist – a truly European take on what would happen if the dead came back.
“Ships and Stings and Wedding Rings – a St Mary’s Seasonal Short Story” by Jodi Taylor – this made me grin and it’s an excellent “sampler” of the St. Mary’s Chronicles
“The Crossing Places – Ruth Galloway #1” by Elly Griffiths – original, engaging and very English start to a series of thrillers about a Norfolk-based forensic anthropologist