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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 on a secluded GREEK ISLAND

Thriller set on a secluded GREEK ISLAND 12th May 2026

Her Perfect Escape by Rachel Wolf, thriller set on a secluded Greek island. A group of people are assembled on a secluded island to celebrate the birthday of Dom, a young man. His mother, Tash, is there, his father,...

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Novel set in ICELAND

Novel set in ICELAND 11th May 2026

Boudoir by Sigrún Pálsdóttir, novel set in ICELAND. TR: Lytton Smith This wonderful, rather misleadingly titled novel spans five decades, telling us the story of neurodivergent protagonist Teddý from 1962 onwards, interspersed with the experiences of an air hostess,...

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Win 1 of 3 copies of Hangman’s Gap by Rachel Amphlett – QUEENSLAND, Australia

Win 1 of 3 copies of Hangman’s Gap by Rachel Amphlett – QUEENSLAND, Australia 10th May 2026

Win 1 of 3 copies of Hangman’s Gap by Rachel Amphlett – Queensland, Australia. Entries from UK, Canada, Australia and the USA all welcome Could one man’s obsession with the truth be a fatal mistake? When Detective Sergeant Blake...

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A beer brewing memoir set in CORNWALL

A beer brewing memoir set in CORNWALL 7th May 2026

Something Brewing in Cornwall by Tommy Barnes, a beer brewing memoir set in Cornwall. Tommy and his wife Rose had set up home in Braslou, in central France and he had made a fair living learning how to brew...

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Historical novel set mainly in Dublin / IRELAND

Historical novel set mainly in Dublin / IRELAND 6th May 2026

Knave of Diamonds by Laurie R King, historical novel set in mainly in DUBLIN / IRELAND. No.19 in the Mary Russell / Sherlock Holmes series. Mary herself is a sleuth, married to the renowned Sherlock Holmes and the investigations...

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