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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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Crime mystery set in New Zealand by Vanda Symon

  • Submitted: 1st March 2020

Containment set in Dunedin A crime mystery where setting plays a major role. This is the story of a crime which could only take place in a coastal town: a…

German crime fiction set in Hamburg – Mexico Street by Simone Buchholz

  • Submitted: 27th February 2020

Bookreview of Mexico Street Cars are burning all over Hamburg and Chastity Riley, Public Prosecutor wants to know why. It's a tough case and where do you start?There doesn't seem…

Books set on the road – roadtrips BookTrail style

  • Submitted: 25th February 2020

Books which take you on a journey - #BookTrailLiterarysettings All books take you on a journey but some do it better than most. Some books involve a roadtrip of sorts…

Novel set in Belarus – The Slaughterman’s Daughter by Yaniv Iczkovits

  • Submitted: 22nd February 2020

Bookreview of The Slaughterman's Daughter Novel set in Belarus - The Slaughterman's Daughter by Yaniv Iczkovits - The townsfolk of Motal, an isolated, godforsaken town in the Pale of Settlement,…

QuickReads and Mini Booktrails!

  • Submitted: 20th February 2020

Quick Reads are great stories in little packages QuickReads and Mini Booktrails! - Good things come in small packages, right? Well, this lovely lot of six books are tiny, yet…

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The Swell

1910. 1970s :In the middle of a severe storm two sisters rescue a mysterious man from a shipwreck.

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