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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 Poland and England -When We Fall – Carolyn Kirby

  • Submitted: 8th May 2020

Historical intrigue of WW1 - When We Fall Novel set in Poland and England -When We Fall - Carolyn Kirby - Published to coincide with the 75th anniversary of VE…

Romanian Noir set in Bucharest – Sword

  • Submitted: 7th May 2020

Romanian Noir - Bogdan Teodorescu Romanian Noir set in Bucharest - Sword. Know what it is and have you read any? I’m fairly new to literature from this part of the…

Package Holidays in Books

  • Submitted: 5th May 2020

Package Holidays are the best ways to travel Can't go on holiday this year? That's hard to bear. Holidays in hotels, on beaches and in tourist areas might be hard…

Thriller set in Antarctica – The Split by Sharon Bolton

  • Submitted: 3rd May 2020

A split in South Georgia ... A year ago, in desperation, Felicity Lloyd signed up for a lengthy research trip to the remote island of South Georgia. It was her…

May Lockdown Launches

  • Submitted: 2nd May 2020

May's a good month for books! This May sees a new selection of books that were supposed to have real life launches but have instead had online ones. Let's take…

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The Troubled Deep

2024: The Brindley family go missing. Years later their car is found submerged and the family are nowhere…

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