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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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Mystery set in Siglufjörður – Winterkill by Ragnar Jónasson 

  • Submitted: 8th November 2020

Icelandic charm with Ragnar Jónasson Mystery set in Siglufjörður - Winterkill by Ragnar Jónasson  - This is the last book in the Dark Iceland series. Booo! But before you cry,…

Histfic set in Durham – The Deception of Harriet Fleet – Helen Scarlett

  • Submitted: 3rd November 2020

Durham drama with Helen Scarlett Histfic set in Durham - The Deception of Harriet Fleet - Helen Scarlett - One of my favourite novels is Jane Eyre, so when I got…

Travels in November with books

  • Submitted: 1st November 2020

November BookTrails to look forward to There are some excellent books coming out in November which is perfect timing as you can never have too many good books. This November…

A Holiday in Books

  • Submitted: 27th October 2020

Reading week in Sweden It's reading week in Sweden as I talked about on my last blog post. This got me thinking where I would go if I could literally…

A week dedicated to reading in Sweden – Läslov

  • Submitted: 25th October 2020

A reading holiday in Sweden A week dedicated to reading in Sweden - Läslov.  The word LÄSLOV literally translates as 'reading holiday' and that's exactly what it is. One week…

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The Lost Passenger

1912: In the chaos of that terrible night, her secret went down with the Titanic. But secrets have a…

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