Blogs in February 2025

Dual timeline novel set in KASHMIR (modern day and WW2)

Dual timeline novel set in KASHMIR (modern day and WW2) 26th February 2025

The Kashmir Shawl by Rosie Thomas, dual timeline novel set in Kashmir. I was recently travelling thought Northern India and this novel fitted the bill for me. There was history – at both a political and social level –...

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Nordic Noir set in BERGEN

Nordic Noir set in BERGEN 25th February 2025

Big Sister by Gunnar Staalesen, nordic noir set in BERGEN. Translated by Don Bartlett Gunnar Staalesen is one of the acknowledged godfathers of Nordic Noir, and in this well written and engaging novel – no.18 in the Varg Veum...

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Novel set in FRANCE, INDIA and ENGLAND

Novel set in FRANCE, INDIA and ENGLAND 24th February 2025

The Lantern’s Dance by Laurie R King, novel set in France (around Paris and Nîmes), India (Calcutta), England (the Midlands) Laurie R King’s The Lantern’s Dance is the latest in a long series featuring Sherlock Holmes and Mary Russell....

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Novel set in PROVENCE

Novel set in PROVENCE 20th February 2025

The Artist by Lucy Steeds, novel set in Provence. It is 1920. Somewhere near Avignon lives an ageing artist called Tartuffe. Taking care of all his needs is his niece Ettie. Together they forge a simple life, her care...

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Crime thriller set in NORTH NORWAY

Crime thriller set in NORTH NORWAY 19th February 2025

Into Thin Air by Ørjan Karlsson, crime thriller set in North Norway, between Bødo and Røst Translated by Ian Giles The Arctic Mysteries Book 1 Into Thin Air by Orjan Karlsson is the first in an exciting new crime...

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