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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…

Tense novel of assault and murder set in SOUTH LONDON

Tense novel of assault and murder set in SOUTH LONDON 23rd May 2025

The Death of Us by Abigail Dean, a tense novel of assault and murder set in SOUTH LONDON. I read Girl A back in the day (2021) and at the time, I thought that is a novelist to look...

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Novel set in WW1 in CHESTER-LE-STREET (Co. Durham)

Novel set in WW1 in CHESTER-LE-STREET (Co. Durham) 22nd May 2025

Secrets of the Toffee Factory Girls by Glenda Young, novel set in WW1 in Chester-Le-Street (Co. Durham). This is no. 2 in The Toffee Factory Girls Trilogy. 1916. In the opening pages, there is a brief synopsis of what...

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Talking Location With Sam Davey – TINTAGEL

Talking Location With Sam Davey – TINTAGEL 21st May 2025

#TalkingLocationWith … Sam Davey, author of The Chosen Queen:  the mystery and magic of TINTAGEL, Cornwall. The Chosen Queen is a bold feminist reimagining of Arthurian legend that gives the women who shaped the kingdom of Camelot the recognition...

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Novel set in 16th Century MADRID

Novel set in 16th Century MADRID 20th May 2025

The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo, novel set in 16th Century Madrid. The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo is the first of the author’s books that I’ve read, and I just loved it for its originality. While the idea of a...

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Thriller set in ABU DHABI – “the curse of the Doppelgänger”

Thriller set in ABU DHABI – “the curse of the Doppelgänger” 19th May 2025

Sun Trap by Rachel Wolf, thriller set in ABU DHABI – “the curse of the Doppelgänger”.   The thriller opens in New York, where Ellie is studying on a four week drama course. She meets Phoebe, who, frankly, is...

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