"Death of an Expert Witness" by P.D. James

This book pretty well had me riveted, even though I had read the last page, and so knew who the murderer was. It's amazing how old fashioned a crime book from the 1970's can seem. No cell phones, and a distrust of scientific evidence by juries. Definitely pre CSI 'know-it-all' juries. Takes place in a forensics lab.

"Transgressions" edited by Ed McBain

I bought this used book at the Gloucester Public Library when Ray and I were choosing books on tape for our trip to New Brunswick. It contains stories by Sharyn McCrumb, Joyce Carol Oates and Anne Perry. They were well written, but all of them were more serious than I expected, even the story by Sharron McCrumb. It took me longer to read than it should have, because some of the subject matter was uglier than I would have liked. The book did definitely make an impression on me, though, which is always good.

"Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman

At first I wasn't sure, but I ended up liking this book about the denizens of the London Underground very much. Urban fantasy. Neil Gaiman has a nice light touch to his writing.