The Ink Black Heart

jk rowling's pseudonym and the 5th in a series, but you didn't need to read the first 4 to get into the story. it's a mystery - and I don't like mysteries - but I really enjoyed this one! it clocked in at over a thousand pages but I spent 5 separate days (in a span of 2 weeks) reading, it was that enjoyable. Instead of just looking for the who-dunnit murderer there's a list of at least 8 anonymous screen-names the reader is also trying to guess. (that was the one drawback of the book: too many characters. if I could have advised myself at the outset I would have gotten a piece of paper and wrote down who I thought was who - and why - to help my transition between non-reading days and reading days)

for me, the best part was how very topical and modern the book was: twitter, medium, on-line gaming, trolls and sjw's campaigns to spark moral outrage. no wait, the best part was the backdrop of the (self-described) disabled community who loved to cry Ableism! at every turn, meanwhile the protagonist detective is an amputee whose stump steadily worsens as the plot goes on. great contrast without a direct comment. (the same could be said for their accompanying and bewildered parents)