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• Book: Edgware Road
• Location: North London
• Author: Yasmin Cordery Khan

"3.75* Much of the novel is set around Edgware Road, top of Park Lane and going West. There is also a..."

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“There are decent men among the bad. The evil ones will be punished, one day. I promise”

• Book: The Turn of The Tide (The Sturmtaucher Trilogy Book #3)
• Location: Germany, United Kingdom
• Author: Alan Jones

"Wow! I am almost speechless, and believe me, that is a rarity! Every once in a while, I come across a..."

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• Book: Gods of Jade and Shadow
• Location: Mexico City, Yucatan Peninsula
• Author: Silvia Moreno-Garcia

"Casiopea Tun is skivvying for her grandfather when the novel opens. She is a cinderella figure in his house, tormented by..."

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• Book: The Paris Apartment
• Location: Montmartre
• Author: Lucy Foley

"3.75*   Who doesn’t love a mystery set in Paris?! Jess arrives late one evening to stay with her estranged brother..."

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“Good morning. It’s 7.35 AM. And you’re listening to your biggest nightmare”

• Book: AMOK
• Location: Berlin
• Author: Sebastian Fitzek

"Even though the plotlines of Sebastian Fitzek’s books might sometimes appear overly complicated, I always enjoy his dark storylines, brooding characters..."

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“The legacy of trauma and how the broken can come out on the other side”

• Book: The Night Shift
• Location: Linden, New Jersey
• Author: Alex Finlay

"Wow! I need a few moments to get my breath back, after that explosive, whirlwind journey, through a whole rollercoaster ride..."

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Seeing St. Malo

• Book: All The Light We Cannot See
• Location: Brittany, Germany, St Malo
• Author: Anthony Doerr

"I was planning a trip to the Normandy coast of France, but detoured a bit south to St. Malo, because I..."

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“A WWII story of friendship, family and hope against all odds”

• Book: We Shall Not Shatter
• Location: Brzeziny, Poland
• Author: Elaine Stock

"I really don’t want to churn out the same, often used epithets to describe this book, as it is worthy of..."

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• Book: The Book of Perilous Dishes
• Location: Bucharest
• Author: Doina Rusti, James Christian Brown (translator)

"The novel opens in the year 1798, when the city and environs were buzzing with a melting pot of people and..."

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• Book: The Truth Must Dazzle Gradually
• Location: Dublin, Galway
• Author: Helen Cullen

"4.75* The setting of Inis Óg is inspired by the author’s childhood visit to Inis Oírr. She chose not to use..."

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