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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 California of The Secret Lives of Murderers’ Wives

  • Submitted: 8th April 2026

The Secret Lives of Murderers' Wives Set in California, this novel is very Housewives of Beverly Hills, Stepford Wives .. you get the idea. But this is 1960s California so…

Gems to Discover in a Library

  • Submitted: 6th April 2026

Gems to Discover in a Library On a visit to any library, you would think that the books are the main point of interest. Well, they are. However, there were…

Thornby Manor – A Study in Gothic

  • Submitted: 3rd April 2026

Thornby Manor - A Study in Gothic Thornby Manor -  is a gothic delight and an historical dream. It is a house like no other. A house where the floorboards…

Books set in Extreme Environments

  • Submitted: 1st April 2026

Books set in Extreme Environments Just as well you can travel to places in books as there are some regions and areas of the world that I would really prefer…

Caller Unknown Roadtrip

  • Submitted: 30th March 2026

Caller Unknown Roadtrip Where are we going? In a cabin deep in the Texan desert, Simone wakes to find Lucy missing and a mobile phone in her place. The phone…

Featured Book

Le Crime Du Paradis

1928:  A child is kidnapped from his bed from a villa on the glamourous Cap d’Antibes

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