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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…

Novel set in a “small country town” in ENGLAND

Novel set in a “small country town” in ENGLAND 31st March 2026

The Barbecue at No. 9 by Jennie Godfrey, novel set in a “small country town” in England. I read this novel for Grazia Book Club, March 2026. The scene is set just a couple of days before the iconic...

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Police procedural set in HAMPSHIRE and TYNE & WEAR

Police procedural set in HAMPSHIRE and TYNE & WEAR 30th March 2026

Broken House by Louisa Scarr, police procedural set in Southampton and New Forest, Hampshire; Newcastle, Tyne and Wear. Broken House is the third book in the PC Lucy Halliday police procedural series, written by Louisa Scarr. PC Lucy Halliday...

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GIVEAWAY: Win 1 of 3 copies of LOOK CLOSER – LONDON

GIVEAWAY: Win 1 of 3 copies of LOOK CLOSER – LONDON 29th March 2026

GIVEAWAY: WIN 1 of 3 copies of Look Closer by Rachel Amphlett, thriller set in LONDON (and Home Counties) OPEN TO WINNERS IN UK, AUSTRALIA and USA Will Fletcher seems to have it all – perfect job, perfect life....

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Thriller set in OXSHOTT (Surrey) and HOEDSPRUIT (South Africa)

Thriller set in OXSHOTT (Surrey) and HOEDSPRUIT (South Africa) 27th March 2026

The Last Place You Look by Nikki Smith, thriller set in Oxshott (Surrey) and Hoedspruit, South Africa. Hoedspruit is “Safari Central” in South Africa. South Africa: “Beauty and brutality sit side by side out here….” Addison and Leo are...

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Victorian Gothic novel set across ENGLAND / SCOTLAND

Victorian Gothic novel set across ENGLAND / SCOTLAND 26th March 2026

Our Hideous Progeny by C E McGill, Victorian gothic novel set across England / Scotland I am grateful to have received a review copy of Our Hideous Progeny by C E McGill. The cover art is gorgeous, but I...

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