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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 London – Things in Jars by Jess Kidd

  • Submitted: 7th April 2019

Author of The Hoarder now keeps things in jars. First of all, what a title. What it makes you think of , imagine and fear all at the same time.…

Thriller set on the Isle of Rum – Sleep, Cally Taylor

  • Submitted: 5th April 2019

The remote Scottish island of Rum will haunt your dreams Out in the middle of nowhere, on a tiny island in the inner hebrides, is the island of Rum. Perfect…

Novel set in Jamaica, London: The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins

  • Submitted: 3rd April 2019

Sara Collins takes readers from Jamaica to London A servant and former slave is accused of murdering her employer and his wife. We travel as readers from a Jamaican sugar…

Thriller set in Serbia, Chernobyl – The Chemical Detective by Fiona Erskine

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A thriller with an explosive premise Thriller set in Serbia, Chernobyl - The Chemical Detective by Fiona ErskineĀ  is an explosive read - Dr Jaq Silver. Skier, scientist, international jet-setter,…

Books set in the art world

  • Submitted: 2nd April 2019

Books set in the art world... All books are art, of course. But some titles are set in the art world and reveal some secrets not just about the location…

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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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