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Personal account of a kidnapping in Colombia

  • Submitted: 3rd July 2025

Ingrid Betancourt - the story Íngrid Betancourt Pulecio is a Colombian politician, former senator and anti-corruption activist. Betancourt was kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on 23 February 2002 while campaigning for the Colombian presidency.…

Book (Trail) of the Month – July 2025

  • Submitted: 29th June 2025

Book (Trail) of the Month Where is good to travel in July via a book? There is one that stood out. The Art of a Lie - Laura Shepherd Robinson…

The Frozen River set in Hallowell, Maine

  • Submitted: 27th June 2025

The Frozen River, Hallowell This is one fascinating story. A novel inspired by the real life figure of Martha Ballard who was a midwife in the mid west. The novel…

Historical fiction set in 1700s London

  • Submitted: 26th June 2025

The Art of a Lie You know when a book comes along that makes you sit up and take notice. A book that makes you smile, want to hug it…

Historical novel set in Florence and Venice

  • Submitted: 23rd June 2025

Carnival of Lies - D V Bishop If you haven't read the Cesare Aldo novels yet, get to it as you are missing out! This is the fifth in the…

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Death at the White Hart

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