I just finished JK Rowling’s A Casual Vacancy. I loved it, though I realized not everyone would. Her writing is so good that I read many pages a second time just to savor them. I wish I could write a plot as twisted as this and still keep everything straight. She has a huge cast and I wished she has put a list in the front. I had to stop after a few pages and make my own. Once I got to know them, I found them true to themselves.
I don't imagine this will become as popular as her Potter books, but it was certainly a good read.