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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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New York set novel – City of Girls – Elizabeth Gilbert

  • Submitted: 10th August 2019

New York City is the City of Girls This is the new novel from the author of Eat, Pray, Love. A woman not afraid to cast off expectations and social…

Dark comedy set in Finland – Little Siberia – Antti Tuomainen

  • Submitted: 8th August 2019

Finnish dark comedy by the King of Helsinki Noir There are some writers who have that innate skill of mixing comedy, horror and that close to the knuckle, tongue in…

Mystery set in Baghdad- Death in a Desert Land – Andrew Wilson

  • Submitted: 7th August 2019

Persian set novel - Desert mystery with Agatha Christie Mystery set in Baghdad- Death in a Desert Land - Andrew Wilson - Baghdad, 1928. Agatha leaves England and heads out…

Beach set reads for Summer

  • Submitted: 6th August 2019

Beach reads -Holiday reads - BookTrailLiterarySettings Holiday season is well and truly upon us. Even if you can't get down to the beach or are holidaying somewhere other than the…

Spooky mystery set in Edinburgh – The Darker Arts – Oscar de Muriel

  • Submitted: 4th August 2019

Welcome to dark and spooky Edinburgh Spooky mystery set in Edinburgh - The Darker Arts - Oscar de Muriel - Ever been interested in participating in a seance? well, that's…

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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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