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…

Crime thriller set in London (an incendiary mixture …)

Crime thriller set in London (an incendiary mixture …) 12th April 2015

The Burning Man by Christopher Fowler – crime thriller set in London. The Burning Man is, I am slightly embarrassed to report, the first Bryant and May detective novel that I have read (and there are eleven others…). Arthur...

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Historic novel set in Rome (an account of life in everyday 115 AD)

Historic novel set in Rome (an account of life in everyday 115 AD) 11th April 2015

A Day In the Life of Ancient Rome by Alberto Angela, historic novel set in ROME. On a recent trip to Rome I decided to take “A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome” by Alberto Angela. The author’s...

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Crime mystery set in Phnom Penh (plus author Question and Answer)

Crime mystery set in Phnom Penh (plus author Question and Answer) 8th April 2015

Death in the Rainy Season by Anna Jaquiery, crime mystery set in Phnom Penh. All through September, the rains cause “havoc along the Mekong River and the Tonle Sap Lake, ruining rice crops and destroying houses…” It is the end...

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Novel set in Pennsylvania (US Rural Noir plus Author Q and A)

Novel set in Pennsylvania (US Rural Noir plus Author Q and A) 6th April 2015

Dry Bones in the Valley by Tom Bouman – novel set in Pennsylvania. A thriller set in fictional Wild Thyme, a remote township in rural North East Pennsylvania, Dry Bones in the Valley is a stunning debut novel from...

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Author Margaret Pinard talks about “dream destinations”

Author Margaret Pinard talks about “dream destinations” 4th April 2015

‘Dream destinations’ Why do we search out certain places for the books we read? As a TripFiction visitor, no doubt you’ve learned that the setting of a book in the City of Lights is no guarantee of its quality,...

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