Blogs in July 2025

A novel of collective guilt and shame set in GERMANY

A novel of collective guilt and shame set in GERMANY 25th July 2025

The Scrapbook by Heather Clark, a novel of collective guilt and shame set in Germany. 1996: Anna, an American, is aware of her Grandfather’s history, that he was one of the first Americans to enter Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest, he...

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Tartan Noir set in and around GLASGOW

Tartan Noir set in and around GLASGOW 24th July 2025

Quicksand of Memory by Michael J Malone, tartan noir set in and around Glasgow.   Why have I a not discovered Michael J Malone before now? Quicksand of Memory isn’t his first book, but it is a cracking Tartan...

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Novel of a missing person set in CROATIA

Novel of a missing person set in CROATIA 23rd July 2025

Red Water by Jurica Pavičić, novel of a missing person set in Croatia. Translated by Matt Robinson   The story opens in 1989 in fictional Misto on the Dalmatian Coast, just a few years before the Bosnian War 1992-94...

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Mystery set in REYKJAVIK

Mystery set in REYKJAVIK 22nd July 2025

Betrayal by Lilja Sigurðardóttir, mystery set in Reykjavik. TR: Quentin Bates I always look forward to reading books by Lilja Sigurðardóttir, and Betrayal is up to her usual high standards. It is an absorbing read and the author isn’t...

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Mystery set in ST IVES

Mystery set in ST IVES 21st July 2025

Secrets in St Ives by Deborah Fowler, mystery set in ST IVES.   The first outing in this series was A St Ives Christmas Mystery. Merrin is again a central character in this second novel. She has recently arrived...

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