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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 Cloisters set in New York – Katy Hayes

  • Submitted: 24th October 2022

The Cloisters The Cloisters is a rather  fabulous gothic museum and garden renowned for its collection of medieval and Renaissance art. It is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in…

Marriage Portrait set in Florence – Maggie O’Farrell

  • Submitted: 21st October 2022

Lucrezia Duchess of Ferrera Marriage Portrait set in Florence - Maggie O'Farrell - The Marriage Portrait is a wonderful novel. It's set deep in the heart of the Italian Renaissance…

Nordic Noir – The Cabin by Jørn Lier Horst

  • Submitted: 20th October 2022

Thriller set in Norway - a remote cabin in the woods It's been fifteen years since Simon Meier walked out of his house, never to be seen again. And just…

Crime fiction set in Iceland – Deceit – Jónína Leósdóttir

  • Submitted: 18th October 2022

Icelandic crime fiction .A novel written by a new and exciting voice in Icelandic crime fiction. Jónína Leósdóttir is very well known in her native country - she's a novelist, playwright…

Deadly Triangle set in England and Canada – Susan Goldenberg

  • Submitted: 17th October 2022

A Deadly Triangle of a true story The 1935 murder of architect Francis Rattenbury, designer of the iconic Parliament Buildings in Victoria, British Columbia, and the arrest and lurid trial…

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Murder at Mount Fuji

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

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