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…

Mystery set in Mumbai (a baby elephant aids investigations)

Mystery set in Mumbai (a baby elephant aids investigations) 1st November 2019

The Strange Disappearance of a Bollywood Star by Vaseem Khan, mystery set in Mumbai. I can’t believe my luck at having just discovered this finely written and information-packed novel about Inspector Chopra and his sidekick Ganesha, a baby elephant....

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Five great books set in EGYPT

Five great books set in EGYPT 31st October 2019

Egypt is the latest place for us to visit in our ‘Great books set in…’ series. Five great books set in Egypt. Egypt is the cradle of civilizations of the world, a place where the earliest development of agriculture,...

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Authors – where might you consider setting your next novel? Readers, which setting is your favourite?

Authors – where might you consider setting your next novel? Readers, which setting is your favourite? 30th October 2019

Authors – where might you consider setting your next novel? Readers, which setting grabs your attention? We often get asked which, in our estimation, are the most popular settings in books? Which locations attract the greater readership? Which places...

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Five Great Books set in BALI

Five Great Books set in BALI 29th October 2019

Bali is the latest place for us to visit in our ‘Great books set in…’ series. Five great books set in Bali “Don’t talk about heaven if you’ve never been to Bali” –Toba Beta Bali Daze by Cat Wheeler...

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Thriller set in Wicklow

Thriller set in Wicklow 28th October 2019

Dirty Little Secrets by Jo Spain, thriller set in Wicklow. Fifty-three year old Olive Collins lives in the middle of nowhere. Soon a small development of several up market dwellings appear around her and she finds herself at the...

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