Lynness- Recent reads

I just finished the complete Sherlock Holmes, over 1000 pages.  It wasn't taxing, though- because all but 4 are short stories, so I'd read a few every night, etc. over several weeks.   Most books I speed through because I want to find out what happens. With this, you get that every few pages, so you can stretch it out over a longer period, but still get the satisfaction of resolution and answers.  Many of the stories do tend to be similar: more of a feel though, than actual details of cases.  Two of the stories, however, had THE EXACT SAME conversation in the opening scene....oops.
I also read Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol.
Wondering what to read next...any assignment or really good reads lately?