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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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Historical fantasy set in Kagoshima, Japan

  • Submitted: 17th June 2024

Gate to Kagoshima - Poppy Kuroki  2005: While researching her Japanese ancestors, Isla travels from Scotland to Kagoshima. There, a vicious typhoon and a strange white gate in a deserted shrine…

Books set in the World of Tennis

  • Submitted: 16th June 2024

Books set in the World of Tennis Nearly time for the tennis!! Got your strawberries and cream to hand? Dusted off that white outfit? Suncream, shoes and tennis balls? You…

More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop – set in JAPAN

  • Submitted: 13th June 2024

Welcome back to the Morisaki Bookshop More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop - set in JAPAN - Stop for a moment. Have you read Days at the Morisaki Bookshop? This…

The Venus of Salo – set in Italy – by Ben Pastor

  • Submitted: 10th June 2024

The Venus of the Republic of Salò The Venus of Salo - set in Italy - by Ben Pastor is a thriller from Bitter Lemon Press so a definite must read…

Stranger’s Companion set on SARK

  • Submitted: 7th June 2024

The Stranger's Companion - SARK A mystery novel set on SARK you say? A novel based on a true life mystery you say? One with a classic cover just dying…

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The Darkening Globe

1597: Each time the globe turns, murder strikes…

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