The Blue Last

How it reads

The Blue Last is mystery (police procedural mystery, specifically), and its dominant mood is cosy. Low stakes, warm company: the kind of book you read under a blanket. The pace is moderate — neither a page-turner nor a slow burn — so it holds up whether you read it in long sittings or short ones.

It's set in an international setting, in the recent past, told in the third person, staying close to one character. Its central concerns are secrets, justice and class and society. In weight it sits in the middle: substantial without being heavy going.

It's a later book in a series — you'll usually want to start earlier. The ending resolves happily. It's moderately known: read by plenty of people, but not a household name.