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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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Novel set in Nettlebed

  • Submitted: 26th May 2025

The Hounding - Xenobe Purvis Many stories are told about the five Mansfield sisters. Accounts of their behaviour differ, but the villagers all agree that the girls are odd. One long…

Hunkeler’s Secret set in Basel – Hansjorg Schneider

  • Submitted: 23rd May 2025

Hunkeler's Secret set in Basel Hunkeler, now a retired inspector of the Basel police force, is hospitalized and sharing a room with Stephan Fankhauser, an old acquaintance terminally ill with…

Before the Wizard of Oz and Dorothy – Hazel Gaynor

  • Submitted: 19th May 2025

Before Dorothy With all the Wicked fanfare going on at the moment, I was keen to be transported back to the story but see it from a new angle. This…

Bookmarks – a collection

  • Submitted: 18th May 2025

Bookmarks Who else collects bookmarks? I collect them from everywhere. I have some that advertise the book or those from bookshops. I keep them all as memories - like postcards…

Broadfoot’s Stirling set crime series comes to an end

  • Submitted: 15th May 2025

Neil Broadfoot and Connor Fraser There's a crime author out there that you really need to get on your TBR piles right now if you haven't already. Neil Broadfoot writes…

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The Reluctant Spy

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