Mystery set on Ellidaey Island, Iceland – The Island – Ragnar Jonasson
A very remote Icelandic island... Ragnar is an author who takes his readers to some of the coldest and most isolated places on earth. The tiny town in Iceland where…
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Book set in Zambia – The Old Drift, Namwali Serpell
An epic read set in Livingstone, Zambia Epic read detailing the lives of three generations and three families in Zambia. The story ebbs and flows like the Zambezi River which…
Five books set in Norway – Nordic Noir
Five great Nordic novels to take you to Norway Krimfestivalen in Oslo may be over for another year, but never fear, as it has left traces of so many good…
The Courier – a novel set in Oslo and Stockholm by Kjell Ola Dahl
There's been a rather fantastic crime festival on in Oslo this weekend. If you're feeling a bit bereft, then why not read one of the books by the authors who…
Book set in Carverville, CA – The Gardener of Eden, David Downie
California's heat in a small timber town Book set in Carverville, CA - The Gardener of Eden, David Downie. The coastal bluffs near the small town of Carverville prove to…
