I should preface this by saying that in the last couple of years, I haven't done a whole lot of reading, for various reasons. Hopefully this is a better sign of things to come. I also need to say, sorry all of you who recommended The Dresden Files and told me I'd love them. For whatever reason, they don't work for me (I finished 1 but couldn't get through 2) and I'm not going to be trying the rest of the series. I realise that this is heresy in some corners of my flist, but it's just how it is.
Anyway, moving swifly on, I've tried to make these as spoiler-free as possible, although obviously that may change if anyone comments ;)
Things I have read recently:
( The Vesuvius Club by Mark Gatiss )( Capote in Kansas by Kim Edwards )( Scipio by Ross Leckie )( Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen )