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…

Dark humoured thriller set in ICELAND

Dark humoured thriller set in ICELAND 23rd June 2023

Thirty Days of Darkness by Jenny Lund Madsen, dark humoured thriller set in Iceland. Translated by Megan Turney. Hannah Krause-Bendix has a good reputation as an author in her homeland of Denmark. Her fame is perhaps limited to a...

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Psychological mystery set around EDINBURGH

Psychological mystery set around EDINBURGH 22nd June 2023

Find Her First by Emma Christie, psychological mystery set around Edinburgh. #fromourbookshelves Stef Campbell is signed off from work with stress. She is a paramedic and enjoys the creativity of art during her time away from the frontline. Her...

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Talking Location With… Phil Johnson: PAXOS and CORFU

Talking Location With… Phil Johnson: PAXOS and CORFU 21st June 2023

#TalkingLocationWith…. Phil Johnson, author of Run to the Blue, set on Greece. “Run to the Blue” was inspired by the bright, magical blue waters of Paxos, the delights of Corfu, and vibrancy and atmosphere of Parga, all in the...

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Novella set in London, with Sri Lankan flair

Novella set in London, with Sri Lankan flair 20th June 2023

Novel set in London, with Sri Lankan flair. 3* – The Mother Sun by Sui Annukka, novella set in London. Availalbe only as an audiobook. Narrated by Nimmi Harasgama. Sui Annukka is the winner of the Women’s Prize Trust Discoveries...

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Sharp mystery set on FIRE ISLAND

Sharp mystery set on FIRE ISLAND 20th June 2023

Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum, sharp mystery set on Fire Island (a barrier island off Long Island). There has been a bit of a hoo-ha about this novel. The author has created Salcombe, a fictional village on Fire...

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