Blog Archive

Check through the Blog posts below to find our latest extended book reviews, our #TalkingLocationWith … pieces, and our views on matters of general literary interest. Search by either Location or by the Keywords you would like to come up in the results…

Thriller set in Germany’s BLACK FOREST

Thriller set in Germany’s BLACK FOREST 21st February 2025

The Invisible Web by Oliver Bottini, thriller set in Germany’s Black Forest (and Berlin). Translated by Jamie Bulloch. (The Black Forest Investigations Book 5) The book opens in Berlin. There is a mysterious attack on a man in the...

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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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Novel set in USA, VIETNAM and JAPAN

Novel set in USA, VIETNAM and JAPAN 18th February 2025

My Other Heart by Emma Nanami Strenner, novel set in USA, Vietnam and Japan. My Other Heart by Emma Nanami Stenner is a beautifully written exploration of identity and belonging, especially as those things apply to first-generation immigrant children in...

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Authors, take care to research your locations properly!

Authors, take care to research your locations properly! 17th February 2025

Authors, take care to research your locations properly! I was recently trawling through Social Media and on Threads I saw the following post, which got me thinking about the portrayal of a setting. The comments below the post mostly...

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