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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…

Noir crime novel set in REYKJAVIK

Noir crime novel set in REYKJAVIK 31st July 2025

Murder Tide by Stella Blomkvist, noir crime novel set in Reykjavik. Translated by Quentin Bates Stella Blomkvist is both the author’s pen name and the name of the protagonist in a series of Noir crime thrillers set in Iceland....

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A dystopian thriller set mainly in the CARIBBEAN

A dystopian thriller set mainly in the CARIBBEAN 30th July 2025

The Coming Fire by Greg Mosse, a dystopian thriller set mainly in the Caribbean.   Greg Mosse’s The Coming Fire is the thrilling conclusion to his Coming Darkness trilogy, plunging readers back into a near-future dystopian world teetering on...

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Short novel set in gritty BENIDORM

Short novel set in gritty BENIDORM 29th July 2025

Spanish Beauty by Esther García Llovet, short novel set in gritty BENIDORM TR: Richard Village “Benidorm, the city that never sleeps, the city in every time zone at once, the city where the bars are open till the day...

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Thriller set in OMAN (and around Cheltenham)

Thriller set in OMAN (and around Cheltenham) 28th July 2025

You Lied First by Annabel Kantaria, thriller set in Oman (and around Cheltenham). Margot and Guy Forrest used to live in Oman as expats. They have now re-settled in England, in Charlton Kings just outside Cheltenham. Their son Flynn...

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A novel of collective guilt and shame set in GERMANY

A novel of collective guilt and shame set in GERMANY 25th July 2025

The Scrapbook by Heather Clark, a novel of collective guilt and shame set in Germany. 1996: Anna, an American, is aware of her Grandfather’s history, that he was one of the first Americans to enter Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest, he...

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