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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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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…

#IrishWritersWed with Swirl and Thread

  • Submitted: 30th August 2017

Today there's a new girl on the blog - Mairead - who is here to introduce a fantastic hashtag and idea on twitter to spread the word about great Irish…

Bloody Scotland – The McIlvanney Prize

  • Submitted: 29th August 2017

Bloody Scotland is just around the corner and so too is the award ceremony for The McIlvanney Prize Where: The winner of the Scottish Crime Book of the Year will be awarded…

Featured Book

The Reluctant Spy

2025: Right place, right time. Wrong man.

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