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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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Bloody Scotland – Today’s the day

  • Submitted: 7th September 2017

It's been an absolute pleasure and honour to have been official blogger for Bloody Scotland in the lead up to the big day. It's going to be a fantastic event…

Vera on her travels

  • Submitted: 5th September 2017

Vera is a firm favourite in the North East - she's just as much a part of the landscape as the Angel of the North - infact some would say…

September sizzlers

  • Submitted: 3rd September 2017

Who said the heat had to finish with the end of summer? Turns out summer here in the UK wasn't that hot after all, but there are some sizzlingly good…

#HullNoir – City of culture and crime fiction

  • Submitted: 1st September 2017

#HullNoir~ Crime Fiction Festival @HullNoir  17 - 19 November 2017 Hull Noir  arrives in the city on 17th-19th November to celebrate the best of British and international crime fiction - the festival…

Bloody Scotland – Ian Rankin walks into a bar…

  • Submitted: 31st August 2017

Next Friday sees the start of Bloody Scotland 2017 - a torchlight procession will start the whole thing off - there will be a football match of criminally epic proportions…

Featured Book

Nephthys

1891: Sister. Rival. Protector. The spellbinding story of a forgotten daughter and a forgotten goddess.

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