The Lamplighters set in Cornwall by Emma Stonex
Locked room mystery set in a lighthouse A fascinating read set in a lighthouse in the rough seas around Cornwall. It's actually inspired by the…
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Novel set in Uganda – Kololo Hill by Neema Shah
Ugandan intrigue on Kololo Hill This novel is set during Idi Amin's Ugandan Asian expulsion of 1972. That's quite the setting. quite the premise. Given…
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Novel set in California – Inga Vesper
Enjoy a long long afternoon in Sunnylakes, California Get ready to travel back in time. It's the summer of 1959, and the well-trimmed lawns of…
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Nordic Noir set in Oslo – Smokescreen Enger and Horst
Oslo's smokescreen There's a duo in Nordic crime writing that you really should get to know if you haven't already. The kings of Nordic Noir…
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Gothic mystery set in Bath
The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell A struggling silhouette artist in Victorian Bath seeks out a renowned child spirit medium in order to speak…
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