I enjoyed The Collector Collector and The Thought Gang by Tibor Fischer. They're both short, and funny. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Collector-Tibor-Fischer/dp/00992681... (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Collector-Tibor-Fischer/dp/0099268191) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thought-Gang-Tibor-Fischer/dp/00995... (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thought-Gang-Tibor-Fischer/dp/0099516926) I enjoyed all the books written by Fred Vargas. Detective stories, but funny. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fred-Vargas/e/B001I9OXT6
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