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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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Mystery set in The Mist in Iceland – Ragnar Jónasson

  • Submitted: 20th April 2020

Hidden Iceland - The Mist by Ragnar Jónasson Mystery set in The Mist in Iceland - Ragnar Jónasson - An isolated farm house in the east of Iceland. The snowstorm…

To Lahore (and London) with Love – Hina Belitz

  • Submitted: 19th April 2020

Coming of Age novel set in Pakistan and London To Lahore (and London) with Love - Hina Belitz - If food be the flavour of family - read on. This…

Mystery of Henri Pick set in Crozon, France – David Foekinos

  • Submitted: 16th April 2020

The Library of Rejected Books – David Foekinos One in a while, there's a book that comes along that surprises you, delights you and makes you want everyone to read…

Books set on the Titanic #BookTrailLiterarySettings

  • Submitted: 14th April 2020

A journey to remember on the Titanic On the day in 1912, the Titanic hit an iceberg in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. It was 12.40pm ship's time and…

Bunches of Books for Easter

  • Submitted: 9th April 2020

Happy Easter Everyone! Easter is a little different this year.  I normally look forward to going to the bookshop to buy my read for the long weekend. I like to…

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The Darkening Globe

1597: Each time the globe turns, murder strikes…

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