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Farewell Dinner for a Spy – a spy thriller set in Marseille and Laos, written by Edward Wilson. The book opens with a human head being lifted from a steaming cauldron of bouillabaisse in a Marseille restaurant frequented by...
Good Scammer by Guy Kennaway, novel set in Jamaica. This novel is based on the true story of “a criminal empire built on ingenuity, community and some serious hustle” Anyone is a target and I wouldn’t be surprised...
Love Greece? Need to “get away”? Make your escape with these 10 novels set on the amazing island of Crete—one of Maria A Karamitsos’ favorite places in the world. Here she curates 10 Novels to read for a virtual...
The House on Rye Lane by Susan Allott, novel set in Peckham, South-East London. One building, three time periods: 1843, 1994 and 2008, with the changing vistas of Peckham forming a colourful backdrop. I was particularly interested in picking...
The Tower by Flora Carr, historical novel set in 1560s Lochleven, Scotland (Perth and Kinross). The Tower, by Flora Carr, is an exceptionally entertaining historical novel. The author writes an enthralling account of the imprisonment of the young...
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