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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…

LONGLIST announced – Theaktson Old Peculier Crime novel of the year 2021

LONGLIST announced – Theaktson Old Peculier Crime novel of the year 2021 5th May 2021

Harrogate, 5 May 2021: Today, the longlist of the UK and Ireland’s most prestigious crime novel award is unveiled with literary legends and dynamic debuts in contention for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. Now in...

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Sweeping novel set in Vietnam

Sweeping novel set in Vietnam 4th May 2021

The Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que Mai, sweeping novel set in Vietnam. This is a novel I would definitely read prior to visiting Vietnam. It wonderfully evokes the history and people and focusses on one family, the Trans....

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Can Setting Ever Be A Silent Character?

Can Setting Ever Be A Silent Character? 3rd May 2021

A stimulating Zoom/You Tube (2 May 2021) session organised by Gwyl Crime Cymru Festival, the inaugural virtual festival held in Aberystwyth in Wales. Can Setting Ever Be A Silent Character? On the panel were authors Yrsa Sigurðardóttir and Alis Hawkins,...

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A very British murder story – OXFORDSHIRE

A very British murder story – OXFORDSHIRE 3rd May 2021

Guilty Not Guilty by Felix Francis, a very British murder story set mainly in OXFORDSHIRE. Felix Francis is the son of Dick Francis, the legendary writer of horse racing mysteries. He carries on the family tradition, albeit in an...

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GIVEAWAY: 3 copies of The Girls From Alexandria

GIVEAWAY: 3 copies of The Girls From Alexandria 2nd May 2021

We are delighted to be able to offer you the chance to win a copy of this fabulous novel! The Girls From Alexandria by Carol Cooper Memories are fragile when you are seventy years old. I can’t afford to...

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