It was really no contest as to my favourite crime fiction read in October as I read only two fiction books. [I also read two excellent non fiction 
books but more about those later]
Jo Nesbo’s The Bat was by far the superior of the two crime books as the other, Autumn Killing by Mons Kallentoft* was disappointing and not my cup of tea.
*review to follow soon
CRIME SCRAPS REVIEW 
I enjoyed ‘The Bat’ too Norman.
Thanks Sarah. it is nice we agree on that one. 😉
I avoided reading your review of Autumn Killing until I had read the book. I found the disintegration of Malin Fors, the dead people talking, and the choppy style too much for me to take.
Norman – I’m glad you liked The Bat as much as you did. I have to say I wish that series had been translated in order, but that’s a whole other discussion methinks…
I’ll try to read The Bat; you’ve made a case for it. And you’ve also made your case as to why I should avoid Autumn Killing; dead people talking (with an exception for Asa Larsson) and the rest of it are not my cup of English Breakfast tea.