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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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Book set in Hollywood – Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Betts

  • Submitted: 13th April 2019

Follow the yellow brick road... A book about the story behind The Wonderful Wizard of Oz , the book that inspired the iconic film sounds exciting. One where you get to see the…

A Channel Islands murder mystery – Dark Sky Island – Lara Dearman

  • Submitted: 12th April 2019

The Channel Islands have a Dark sky over them Dark Sky Island by Lara Dearman - There's a killer on the island.....there's also human bones on the island as yet…

Memoir set in Iceland – Heida, A Shepherd at the Edge of the World  

  • Submitted: 11th April 2019

Heiða: A Shepherd at the Edge of the World Memoir set in Iceland - Heida, A Shepherd at the Edge of the World   - What a remarkable story this is.…

Books set in Newcastle upon Tyne

  • Submitted: 9th April 2019

A BookTrail Literary tour set in the city of Newcastle With less than a month to go until Newcastle Noir takes over the city's library, what better time than to…

Book set in Stockholm, St Petersburg – Ask No Mercy by Martin Osterdahl

  • Submitted: 8th April 2019

A Spy thriller set mainly in 1990s Russia A gripping international thriller today! The first to be translated into English and it's quite a debut! This is a Book set…

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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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