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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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Five books set in Edinburgh – BookTrailLiteraryTour

  • Submitted: 13th August 2019

The Edinburgh Book Festival is underway so what better time than to have a look at some literary tours you can have during your time in the city? When you're…

Mystery set in Northumberland – Penshaw – L J Ross

  • Submitted: 12th August 2019

Tales of Penshaw, Lambton Worm and police drama Mystery set in Northumberland - Penshaw - L J Ross - Penshaw is the 13th outing for DCI Ryan and the team.…

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…

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