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City Breaks in Books

  • Submitted: 19th August 2024

City Breaks in Books

Time to head to a city for a short break? There’s always new places to discover, parks to read in, shops to buy new books from and…..fictional crime scenes….

 

Edinburgh, Scotland

Living is a Problem -Doug Johnstone

Spend time with the Skelf family in the city of Edinburgh

Living is a Problem Doug Johnstone

Dunedin, New Zealand

Prey by Vanda Symon

This iconic city on the south island really shines in the novels of Vanda Symon. This time, much of the action centres around the part of the city known as The Octagon. This is a park and area with iconic buildings such as St Paul’s Cathedral. The cathedral plays a key role in the story.

Prey Vanda Symon

London, England

The Other Mrs Wood by Lucy Barker

You go to London and there’s always something different to see and do. What about heading to a seance? In this book, you’ll experience a few!

The Other Side of Mrs Wood Lucy Barker

 

Bangalore, India

Hot Stage by Anita Nair

Borei Gowda is a splendidly grumpy, hard-drinking cop, an Indian Rebus with a complicated love life….now you will see a whole new side to the city through his eyes

Hot Stage Anita Nair

Tokyo

Butter by Asako Yuzuki

This is an interesting way to see Tokyo – Inspired by a true story  of a female gourmet cook and serial killer…

Butter Asako Yuzuki

 

Why not try a few  books set in cities?

London – books set in the big smoke

New York – books set in the city that never sleeps

Five books set in Newcastle Upon Tyne

Five Books set in Stockholm

5 Books set in New York City

Five books set in lovely locations – Paris, Stockholm and more

Books set in Edinburgh

Paris – books set in the city of love

Madrid – books set in the Spanish capital

 

 

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