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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

Nightingale & Co by Charlotte Printz, a cozy drama set in August 1961 BERLIN TR: Marina Sofia Nightingale & Co by Charlotte Printz is billed as a

Gallows Wood by Louisa Scarr, police procedural set in SOUTHAMPTON / NEW FOREST, Hampshire. Gallows Wood by Louisa Scarr is the fantastic first in a

My Other Heart by Emma Nanami Strenner, novel set in USA, Vietnam and Japan. My Other Heart by Emma Nanami Stenner is a beautifully written exploration of

Secrets of the Bees by Jane Johnson, novel set in CORNWALL (and Cyprus) I’d like to propose Secrets of the Bees by Jane Johnson as an early candidate for

Un Amor by Sara Mesa, short novel set in La RIOJA, Spain. TR: Katie Whittemore I was excited to read Un Amor by Sara Mesa (translated from the Spanish by

Murder at the Residence by Stella Blómkvist, noir set in ICELAND during the aftermath of the financial crisis. TR: Quentin Bates Stella Blómkvist is an

Goodbye Birdie Greenwing by Ericka Waller, novel set in Brighton and Bristol. I fell in love with the women of Shrublands Road and I didn’t want them to

Glória by Victor Heringer, a novel of melancholy set in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Translated by Sophie Lewis and James Young Glória by Victor Heringer is a

Piglet by Lottie Hazell, novel of emotional instability set mainly in Oxford. I probably would never have picked this novel up - given the title and the

Shrouded by Sólveig Pálsdóttir, police procedural set in Reykjavik, Iceland. Translated by Quentin Bates Shrouded is the fourth in a series of police