I feel like a bear coming out of hibernation after completing the 17-book Abbot Agency series by Veronica Heley. I follow a number of series and read them as they are published, whereas this series came to my attention when 17 books had already been written.

What next? I feel inclined to read a ‘real’ book, not a digital one, for the feel of the cover and the pages. Perhaps I will try the new series by Holly Jackson. Or, on my Kindle app, the latest Isabel Dalhousie (Alexander McCall Smith) or the latest V.I. Warshawski (Sara Paretsky). Perhaps there’s a new Falvia Albia out (Lindsey Davis). These series can transport me from London to Edinburgh to Chicago to Ancient Rome. I’m spoilt for choice!