Histfic set in Stockholm – Wolf and the Watchman – Niklas Natt och Dag
Stockholm sludge and grime of 1793 It doesn’t get much darker than this. This is historical fiction with added grit, gore and blood. Spilled across the streets of the smart…
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Book set in Jersey – The Hidden by Mary Chamberlain
The Hidden war of Jersey, Channel Islands This book casts a light onto the forgotten shadows of the war in occupied Jersey. The story comes through via the three main…
Novel set in Italy- Dreaming of Tuscany, T A Williams
Dreams of Tuscany, romance with T A Williams TA Williams is an author who loves his locations and uses them with excellent results. He writes but paints with his words…
Historical fiction set on Pendle Hill – The Familiars, Stacey Hall
A story of witch trials, the Pendle Hill legends and more This is a literary treat of fact and fiction mixed (probably in a cauldron) to create plenty of toil…
A novel of Rhodesia/Zimbabwe – Novuyo Rosa Tshuma
An epic historical tale of Zimbabwe/Rhodesia "A child of the Gurkahundi massacre, uses any means necessary to obtain the family denied to him by the brutality of the regime...." This…
