Scarlett Thomas - Seaside

Her website doesn't advertise this (hmm!) but in addition to her lit fic novels, Thomas has written a series of murder mysteries focusing on Lily Pascale, charmingly idiosyncratic twenty-something literature lecturer. The premise is promising: one of two identical twins has committed suicide - or is is murder? - and no one is quite sure which is which; and it unspools rapidly from there with the confusion engendered by the twin-ness of it all being exploited to full effect. I liked reading this - it's clever and pacy and it does all the important things well. Also, Radiohead lyrics are an important part of the plot.