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A collection of book reviews, literary travel journeys and best books set in posts

Literary journeys – Look here for books set in a whole range of locations and settings grouped together

BookTrail of the Month – the best book(trail) an author has taken us on

Literary Packages – what are the best books with a strong sense of setting or location for each month?

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True life crime set in London – Dr Crippen

  • Submitted: 24th March 2025

Story of a Murder -Hallie Rubenhold If you haven't read a book by Hallie Rubenhold - do it now. Honestly, you will not regret it. She takes some of the…

Books about real life murders

  • Submitted: 23rd March 2025

Books about real life murders Reading about true crime that happened years ago is always interesting. It's eerily compelling to watch and imagine how the investigation turned out and what…

Globe Spotlights – The Woman in Black

  • Submitted: 21st March 2025

Classic Corner There is a shelf on the Trolley of Temptation that hosts those books that I have read but which I keep reading every so often. Usually when I…

Map Monday – Gatsby Jane Crowther

  • Submitted: 17th March 2025

Map Monday – Gatsby The map in this book moves between the great classic of the Golden Jazz Age and the modern day retelling here. "Everyone knows Gatsby. New money.…

Dark Academia set in St Andrews

  • Submitted: 15th March 2025

When We Were Killers - C F Barrington Went back to university today. Back to halls and read this book imagining it all. Well, THAT was a visit to a…

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The Italian Vineyard

1939, 2025: A dusty bottle of wine and a family mystery that will change everything…

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