refmum said:
If you want something mystery/crime try Manchester Blue by Eddie Shah I'd recommend The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo but even in paperback it's a huge brick of a book - might put you over the baggage llimit - best crime novel I've read in years.
Must admit - it took me a while to get into 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' - but loved it in the end. I have just finished the follow on - 'The Girl who played with Fire' which is even better than the first. Can't wait till the last one is translated into English 'The Girl who kicked the Hornet's Nest'
Another author - who I have recently got into Stuart Macbride (from Aberdeen) - his last book 'Fleshhouse' was also a good read.