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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

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The Many Ghosts of Donahue Byrnes set in Ireland

  • Submitted: 28th October 2024

The Many Ghosts of Donahue Byrnes - Laura McLoughlin Remote country hotel in Ireland? A young girl gets a job there but soon finds secrets in its walls Not all…

This Cursed House set in Louisiana

  • Submitted: 24th October 2024

This Cursed House  - Del Sandeen Off to Louisiana with this gothic beauty! Luxury plantation houses set in the ugly landscape of slavery and racism. This is a gothic novel…

The Instrumentalist set in Venice – Harriet Constable

  • Submitted: 22nd October 2024

The Instrumentalist - Harriet Constable If you are a vivid reader, then boy are you in for a treat with this one. I personally have  Synesthesia where I see shapes…

Crime Mystery set in a New England hotel

  • Submitted: 18th October 2024

Hitchcock Hotel  - Stephanie Wrobel Imagine someone recreated the hotel from the Hitchcock films Put all the props inside, built it to look exactly as you imagine and so you feel…

The Story Collector set in Ireland

  • Submitted: 16th October 2024

The Story Collector set in Ireland A story about fairies set in Ireland and all the magic that that entails. Evie Woods is the author behind The Lost Bookshop which…

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