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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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Novel in Swedish – Welcome to Flanagans Åsa Hellberg

  • Submitted: 21st November 2019

Hotel drama set in London and Sweden by Åsa Hellberg Imagine a posh hotel in 1960s London, owned by a Swede, where the guests have more secrets than they have hot,…

Books set on the island of Iceland

  • Submitted: 19th November 2019

Novels set in Iceland really show the country at its literary finest For such a small country, Iceland has some literary power. It's an island far out in the Atlantic…

Mystery set in Bronte Country – The Vanished Bride by Bella Ellis

  • Submitted: 17th November 2019

Bronte sisters branch out into becoming detectives Mystery set in Bronte Country - The Vanished Bride by Bella Ellis - What would happen if the real life Bronte sisters not…

Thriller set in Stockholm – The Rabbit Hunter by Lars Kepler

  • Submitted: 14th November 2019

Scandi Noir horror The Rabbit Hunter Thriller set in Stockholm - The Rabbit Hunter by Lars Kepler. This is one scary read. It's brutal and raw. Visceral so you can't…

Books set on an island

  • Submitted: 12th November 2019

Island settings for literary adventures There's something very exciting about island settings in novels. They are one of the best locations to be either relaxing and far away from the…

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The Hallmarked Man

2025: A dismembered corpse is discovered in the vault of a silver shop.

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