I have been collecting a few small hardback books on various design houses when I visit Maison Assouline...an exquisite bookshop with a strong emphasis on fashion and design titles where you can also enjoy a cocktail. My most recent trip I had a couple pisco sours and bought a lovely book on Alaïa which is beautifully illustrated and I read engrossed from cover to cover.
fashion victims: the dangers of fashion past and present (alison david)
the reapers (john connolly, book 7 of the charlie parker series)
forensics, the anatomy of crime (val mcdermid)