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The Tumbling Girl set in LONDON – Bridget Walsh

  • Submitted: 20th September 2023

The Tumbling Girl set in LONDON - Bridget Walsh IF you are looking for a novel with sass and sexiness with murder and mayhem thrown in then THIS is your…

Five Books set in Small Spaces

  • Submitted: 19th September 2023

Five Books set in small spaces I love getting stuck in a book but what if you got really stuck in some of the places where these books are set?…

Honey Black set in Hollywood – Lisa Hall

  • Submitted: 18th September 2023

Honey Black set in Hollywood - Lisa Hall A cleaner at the posh Beverly Hills hotel finds herself transported back in time to 1949 - two weeks before she knows…

Books set in Scotland

  • Submitted: 15th September 2023

Books set in Scotland The wonderful Bloody Scotland book festival is here!!!!. Brilliant for feasting on fine crime novels in preparation but also for delving into dark gothic novels too.…

Bloody Scotland – McIlvanney Prize shortlist – The Second Murderer

  • Submitted: 14th September 2023

Bloody Scotland - McIlvanney Prize shortlist - The Second Murderer This week The BookTrail is shining its spotlight on the rather wonderful shortlist for the Bloody Scotland crime book of…

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Murder at Mount Fuji

2000sL Oh you will not forget THIS visit to Mount Fuji

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