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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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A Sign of Her Own set in the world of Sign Language – Sarah Marsh

  • Submitted: 1st January 2024

A Sign of Her Own- Sarah Marsh A novel which shines a spot light on how deaf people have been treated throughout history. Alexander Graham Bell. best known for inventing…

The Running Grave set in London/Cromer – Robert Galbraith

  • Submitted: 24th December 2023

The Running Grave - Robert Galbraith It's Christmas Eve so what better time than to review a book with a Robin in it? Robin Ellacott to be precise and business…

Christmas Adventures – Lakeside Cottage – Erin Green

  • Submitted: 22nd December 2023

Christmas Adventures - Lakeside Cottage This book is perfect for Christmas  - I mean the title and the cover!! It's been out since October but I don't read Christmas books…

Christmas reads – A Winter in New York – Josie Silver

  • Submitted: 20th December 2023

Christmas reads - A Winter in New York - Josie Silver Where better to start again than New York? Iris arrives in the city of dreams, intent on restarting her…

Five Crime Fiction Books set in Iceland

  • Submitted: 18th December 2023

Books set in Iceland With Jolabokaflod almost upon us,  let's head to Iceland via books and find some books set there so you can celebrate this most wonderful of Icelandic traditions!…

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Death in the Arctic

2024:  A frozen wilderness. A killer in the skies.

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