The 6th man by David Baldacci

After alleged serial killer Edgar Roy is apprehended and locked away in a mental facility private investigators Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are called in by Roy's lawyer--an old friend of Sean King--to look into the case. But their investigation is derailed before it begins: while en route to their first meeting with the lawyer, King and Maxwell discover his dead body. It is up to King and Maxwell to uncover the truth: is Roy a killer or not?

The book is based on a ridiculous premise of "the wall" so that although most of it is quite believable, the wall blows any credibility out of the water. Still, it was a good read.

The fifth witness by Michael Connelly

A Lincoln lawyer story where he is defending a young woman accused of murdering a bank employee who she was dealing with re the reposession of her house.
Another hit from Connely with twists at each point.
Oh and btw, The Lincoln lawyer gets a proper office :-0 Whatever next?

The alchemist bz Paolo Coelho

Mz first Coelho book and I do like his writting style. This is the story of a young Spanish shepherd boy searching for his fortune in Northern Africa. Simple style but very effective writting.

Desert spear by David V. Brett

Second book in the series that starts with Arlens potential rival in the role of Deliverer. This book follows more characters, in fact it is written from the POV of 8 different characters with lots of attention to character development.
As interesting as the first book but I think we maz have to wait a while for the concluding book in the trilogzy

Painted man by David V. Brett

Very good fantasy book. It's actually the second time I read this because I started reading the second book in the series, Desert Spear, and realised that I had forgotten most of the characters from the 1st book so I had to re-read it.
There are multiple POV characters in this book and their stories are nicely intertwined. Set in a post apocalyptic future where corelings float out of the ground at night and the only defence humans have against them are wards of magic. The book deals with the prophecy of the second coming of the deliverer who will rid the world of the Corelings. Young Arlen seems destined for this role.

City and the City by China Mieville

Excellent book. Can't quite decide what category it should be placed in, does it belong in crime or Fantasy? The story is impressive and I do not want to describe it in any way as I think it takes away from the enjoyment of this particular book. It takes a while to figure out what is going on and I think part of the charm of the book is the slow dawning of understanding.
certainly one of his best works. China is getting better and better.