So I finished my most recent Sophie Kinsella book at the gym last week (I read her brand new one, Surprise Me!) and I’ve pretty much read my way through all of her books (thank you, Andrea!). Which left me with the what-do-I-read-next dilemma.

I finally decided to try a book I’ve been hearing a lot about–a thriller/suspense novel: Sunburn by Laura Lippman. I’m only about 16 percent into it (e-readers tell you such things) but so far, so good. The chapters are short, which I like. I’ll report...