Blogs in January 2026

Murder mystery set in CROWHURST, East Sussex

Murder mystery set in CROWHURST, East Sussex 15th January 2026

Everyone in the Group Chat Dies by L M Chilton, murder mystery set in Crowhurst, East Sussex. Welcome to the flat share  at no. 4 Stewart Heights. It’s grubby and grim but it’s home to four young people, who...

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Domestic thriller set in and around WASHINGTON DC

Domestic thriller set in and around WASHINGTON DC 14th January 2026

Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino, domestic thriller set in and around Washington DC. I read this novel for Grazia Book Club and I had no sense of what was coming down the line as I opened it. This...

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Short novel set in BANGLADESH

Short novel set in BANGLADESH 13th January 2026

Uprising by Tahmima Anam, short novel set in Bangladesh. By the river in Mongla, Bangladesh (the gateway to the Sundarbans) in the Bengal Delta lies a long and narrow, desolate and sinking island, where women are held in a...

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Crime fiction set across ICELAND (and London)

Crime fiction set across ICELAND (and London) 9th January 2026

Fadeout/Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson, Reykjavík and London (Fadeout) and Siglufjördur, northern Iceland (Snowblind) TRs: Larissa Kyzer & Quentin Bates, respectively Fadeout by Ragnar Jonassón is being published by Orenda Books as a prequel to the Dark Iceland series alongside...

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Novel set in ITALY and ANGLESEY

Novel set in ITALY and ANGLESEY 8th January 2026

The Infinite Terrace by Lindy Viandier, novel set in Italy (Amalfi, Naples and Rome) and Wales (Anglesey) I hesitate to classify The Infinite Terrace by Lindy Viandier as a romance – even though it is – because it is...

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