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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 on Groundhog Day – A BookTrail Literary Tour

  • Submitted: 29th January 2019

Travel Tuesday - Groundhog Day anyone? Groundhog day falls this Saturday in the USA and Canada. It's the day when people look to see if a groundhog comes out of…

Book set in NYC – A Well-Behaved Woman, Therese Anne Smith

  • Submitted: 28th January 2019

A novel inspired by true facts– Just who were the Vanderbilts? More specifically to this book, who was Alva Smith? This is the woman at the centre of the story…

Book set in Kentucky – The Nowhere Child – Christian White

  • Submitted: 27th January 2019

A mystery set in the fictional town of Manson, KY Manson - the name alone carries so much fear and darkness. This novel is not about him however, but a…

Happy Birthday The BookTrail! – Competition

  • Submitted: 25th January 2019

Today marks the third birthday of this very site! What started as a little blog has grown beyond my wildest imagination and I can't thank you all enough! Aaah the…

Book set in Germany – The Escape, Clare Harvey

  • Submitted: 24th January 2019

A novel of history and secrets, in a Nazi labour camp. Book set in Germany - The Escape, Clare Harvey - Clare Harvey is an author not afraid of hard…

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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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