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Recently Added Books

The Most Dangerous Place on Earth

Author: James Fergusson

Location: Somalia

Genre: Travelogue, Nonfiction

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Location: Joal

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Tradwife

Author: T C Parker

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Latest Reviews

A Murder Mystery offers a Wonderful Sense of Place for Travelers

  • Book: The Blackhouse
  • Location: Isle of Lewis
  • Author: Peter May

"I was amazed at how well this novel represented Lewis and Harris. It represents its people, the making of Harris tweed,..."

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Lead Review (False Calm)

  • Book: False Calm
  • Location: Patagonia
  • Author: Katherine Silver (Translator), María Sonia Cristoff

"3.5* A collection of vignettes to transport the reader through the ghost towns of Patagonia. The inhabitants followed the money and..."

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Lead Review (Riviera Gold)

  • Book: Riviera Gold
  • Location: French Riviera (Cote d'Azur), Monaco
  • Author: Laurie R King

"THE FRENCH RIVIERA 1925 No. 16 in the Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes mystery series It is the Golden Age of..."

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Lead Review (The Traveller’s Tales)

  • Book: The Travellers’ Tales
  • Location: Central Asia, Türkiye (Turkey)
  • Author: Alastair Cairns Hull

"Last year one of my top rated books was Overland by Yasmin Cordery Khan, which took the reader on a fictional..."

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  • Book: An Unusual Grief
  • Location: Gauteng, Johannesburg
  • Author: Yewande Omotoso

"3.75* Mojisola Owolabi has to deal with the death of her daughter, Yinka. She flies in to Johannesburg to sort out..."

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Lead Review (Human Remains)

  • Book: Human Remains
  • Location: Warwickshire
  • Author: Jo Callaghan

"This is the third outing for AIDE Lock, an AI hologram who is once again the voice of measured reason in..."

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Lead Review (The Cambridge Siren)

  • Book: The Cambridge Siren
  • Location: Cambridge
  • Author: Jim Kelly

"The Cambridge Siren is a tale of strange goings on in WW2 Cambridge. The body of a young man is discovered..."

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Lead Review (Secrets of the Bees)

  • Book: Secrets of the Bees
  • Location: Cornwall, Cyprus
  • Author: Jane Johnson

"I’d like to propose Secrets of the Bees by Jane Johnson as an early candidate for Book of the Year; it..."

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Lead Review (The Transcendent Tide)

  • Book: The Transcendent Tide
  • Location: Greenland, Scottish Highlands
  • Author: Doug Johnstone

"This is the third and final novel in the Enceladons trilogy, and in this particular case, it is worth reading the..."

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Lead Review (Murder Under The Midnight Sun)

  • Book: Murder Under the Midnight Sun
  • Location: Iceland
  • Author: Stella Blómkvist

"If you’re not already familiar with Stella Blómkvist, you first need to know that she is both the pseudonym of the..."

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