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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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The Fascination set in London with Essie Fox

  • Submitted: 15th May 2023

Fascination - a world of fairground 'freaks' Victorian England. A world of rural fairgrounds and glamorous London theatres. A world of dark secrets and deadly obsessions… What an amazing setting…

The Girls of Summer set in Greece

  • Submitted: 12th May 2023

The Girls of Summer Rachel and Alistair’s summer love affair on a remote, sun-trapped Greek island has consumed her since she was seventeen. But as Rachel becomes increasingly obsessed with…

The Last Passenger set on a cruise – Will Dean

  • Submitted: 8th May 2023

The Last Passenger Will Dean Imagine going on a cruise. Lovely. You go to bed one night in your cosy cabin and dream sweets dreams. You wake up however to…

Five Book Covers where Location is Key

  • Submitted: 5th May 2023

Places on book covers I look the cleverness of book covers nowadays. There are some really ornate and creative covers out there and don’t even get me started on the…

The Birdcage Library set in Scotland, NY and London

  • Submitted: 4th May 2023

Birdcage Library by Freya Berry A mystery lies hidden within an old book... It's 1932 and Miss Littlewood, a female adventurer is invited to a huge castle in Scotland to…

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Murder at Mount Fuji

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

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