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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 Amsterdam -Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok

  • Submitted: 11th December 2019

Searching for Sylvie Lee in Amsterdam Novel set in Amsterdam -Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok -   is a novel about family, relationships and the ties which bind us…

Thriller set on a cruise ship – Distress Signals – Catherine Ryan Howard

  • Submitted: 9th December 2019

Take a cruise from Cork around the Mediterranean Thriller set on a cruise ship - Distress Signals - Catherine Ryan Howard - Distress Signals are not what you want to hear…

Nine stories of Santiago – Humiliation by Paulina Flores

  • Submitted: 5th December 2019

Santiago short stories by Paulina Flores Humiliation is an interesting title for this collection of stories, but when you realise it’s about the ups and downs of life, its messiness,…

Feel festive with fiction this travel tuesday

  • Submitted: 3rd December 2019

BookTrail an escape with a book at Christmas Now that title can be read in two ways. A book can allow you to immerse yourself in the Christmas build up…

Crime fiction set in Paris – Hysteria by L J Ross

  • Submitted: 2nd December 2019

A Paris adventure for Alex Gregory Crime fiction set in Paris - Hysteria by L J Ross - There's a jaunt to Paris this time for Alex Gregory. He's barely…

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