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Nigeria Noir – My Sister, the Serial Killer – Oyinkan Braithwaite

  • Submitted: 3rd January 2019

Lagos Noir, Nigeria Noir... It doesn't get much darker than this. A sister keeps trying to cover up for her murdering sister by burying the bodies. Sisterly love? Siblings don't…

Mystery set in the Scottish Highlands – Lucy Foley’s Hunting Party

  • Submitted: 2nd January 2019

Lucy Foley invites you to the heart of a Scottish Hunting Lodge... This novel is based on a real life hunting lodge which the author stayed at once. It had…

New Year Resolutions for Book lovers

  • Submitted: 31st December 2018

This is the time of year you often have to think about what you should change about yourself next year. Do you want to stop eating too much, do you…

Book set in Paris, Paris in the Dark by Robert Olen Butler

  • Submitted: 28th December 2018

Paris in the Dark, a wander around a city at war. Robert Olen Butler really puts the city of Paris on the map.  It is war time so the city…

Five books set in North East England – A Literary Tour

  • Submitted: 24th December 2018

The North East of England has a strong presence on the BookTrail Literary Map. There are so many good books set in and around Newcastle and Northumberland. Since it's nice…

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