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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 Singapore – Ponti by Sharlene Teo

  • Submitted: 16th February 2019

Novel set in Singapore. A literary and gothic read The title got me with this one. What is Ponti? A name? a creature? A legend? Well, it turns out it's…

Competition! All Rivers Run Free set in Cornwall – Natasha Carthew

  • Submitted: 15th February 2019

There's a lot going on in the life of Natasha Carthew. She's going on tour, she has an offer for a budding working class writer AND she's giving three books…

Book set in Dunedin, NZ – The Ringmaster – Vanda Symon

  • Submitted: 14th February 2019

Dunedin Noir. Sam Shephard returns Only book two, but this is firmly up to be a real BookTrail favourite. Not only are these two books great police procedurals, but the…

Thriller set in Sweden – Camilla Grebe After She’s Gone

  • Submitted: 13th February 2019

Camilla Grebe's Sweden is a chilling place to be In a small backwater town in Sweden, a young boy with a dark secret comes across a diary. At the same…

Five books set in lovely Locations – Paris, Italy and more

  • Submitted: 12th February 2019

Where would you choose to spend Valentines Day? Which fictional character would you want to spend it with? Oh the possibilities for this are endless. So, for Valentine's Day coming…

Featured Book

The Swell

1910. 1970s :In the middle of a severe storm two sisters rescue a mysterious man from a shipwreck.

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