TripFiction

Books set in location – great reading for your travels

Books set in location offer great travel reading. TripFiction was created to make it easy to match a location with a book, and thanks to our searchable database you can find a book relevant to any trip. A resource for both actual and armchair travellers.

TripFiction features many thousands of novels, travelogues and memoirs set in over 2,800 countries, regions, and cities from around the world – so your taste and destination are almost bound to be covered. We are an Amazon Affiliate and we earn a commission for every book purchased through our site. We do this to enable us not to charge for either Membership or individual book searches.

When you are planning your travel reading, don’t forget to research your location on TripFiction. You will find advice on the best books to read for wherever you want to go. TripFiction lets you see a location through an author’s eyes.

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Lead Review (The After Party)

Book: The Afterparty
Location: Amsterdam
Author: Ruth Kelly

"The After Party by Ruth Kelly, crime thriller set in Amsterdam. Becca and Nathan Peters have relocated to Amsterdam, to follow..."

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Lead Review (Gone to Earth)

Book: Gone to Earth
Location: Calais, Cornwall, Glasgow
Author: Jane Jesmond

"Gone to Earth by Jane Jesmond, a dark thriller set mainly in Glasgow (plus Cornwall and Calais). It is the third..."

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Lead Review (Fireflies in Winter)

Book: Fireflies in Winter
Location: Halifax NS
Author: Eleanor Shearer

"3.75* Fireflies in Winter by Eleanor Shearer, historical novel set around Halifax, NOVA SCOTIA. I read the author’s debut novel: River..."

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Lead Review (Snow)

Book: Snow
Location: County Wexford, Ireland
Author: John Banville

"Snow by John Banville, historical crime novel set in County Wexford. The novel is set in the Winter of 1957. The..."

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Lead Review (Winter Stories)

Book: Winter Stories
Location: Norway
Author: Diane Oatley (Translator), Ingvild Rishøi

"Winter Stories by Ingvild Rishøi, three short stories set in Norway in Winter TR: Diane Oatley Norway in Winter is atmospherically..."

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Lead Review (Babylonia)

Book: Babylonia
Location: Iraq
Author: Costanza Casati

"Babylonia by Costanza Casati, historicalnovel set in Ancient Mesopotamia (Assyria, Babylon and Iraq) Winner of the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize 2025..."

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Lead Review (The Wisdom of Ancient Japan)