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  • Location: Shetland Islands, Sullom Voe

Dead Water (Shetland 5)

2000s: Shetland is once again evoked through the eyes of Ann Cleeves whose love for the islands shines through. Here she writes about the fishing…

  • Location: Salisbury

The Salisbury Manuscripts

1873:  a canon dies violently while sneaking ancient artifacts out of a burial chamber on the outskirts of Salisbury

  • Location: Missouri

Stoner

Mid 1900s: Stoner tells of the conflicts, defeats and victories of the human race that pass unrecorded by history, and reclaims the significance of an individual…

  • Location: St Mary Mead (fictional)

Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple)

1930s: The first Miss Marple and the start of some of the most classic murder mystery stories  in the world

  • Location: Indonesia

Lost in Shangri-La

1940s: A remarkable journey in all senses of the word.  A remarkable journey to undertake via fiction too.

Featured Book

The Tumbling Girl

1876: So much sass and sexiness in one book!

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