This is the next in this series, about some rough sleepers, and then some pretty white ladies, who go missing. Some bones are discovered in an underground location where they’re building a new chichi restaurant. Ruth the forensic anthropologist winds up working side by side with Nelson. There’s a lot of character development (and discussions of empathy for unhoused etc) and I felt like it was a strong addition to the series.

A book by two naturalists discussing the decline of some animal populations in Britain. These range from beavers (where people sneakily rewild them) to hedgehogs (so many hedgehog hospitals) to red squirrels (outcompeted by greys) and one kind of seal. They visit locations trying to spot these animals, and discuss the political issues involved with trying to save one species when balanced against others. Some good humor and trivia along the way, quite good

This is a series that I’ve been enjoying. This particular story is about religious pilgrims and the idea of complicated families. This is both true of the central mystery and true of the characters you get to know and the things they do to try to be good people. There are people battling various demons and you figure out some of the stories as the main story plays out. One of the better ones I’ve read in this series