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13 Intriguing Books Set in Mysterious & Stately British Homes

Whether it’s Mr. Rochester’s Thornfield Hall or Maxim de Winter’s Manderley, sprawling country estates have long been a popular setting for British literature. There’s just something intriguing about a big, old house that’s miles from the nearest neighbour. It’s the perfect setting for psychologically torturing your characters. You’ve got eerie solitude, beauty (often fading or …

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21 Delightful British Books Set in Restaurants & Cafes

British Book Lists / By Stefanie at Great British Book Club

It may not be possible to have a leisurely lunch at a local cafe right now, but that doesn’t mean you can’t sink your teeth into a book set in a lovely British cafe or restaurant. Whether you always enjoy books set in restaurants, or you’re just craving that sort of thing while homebound, we’ve …

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New Cormoran Strike Novel Announced: Troubled Blood, by “Robert Galbraith”, aka JK Rowling

Upcoming British Novels / By Stefanie at Great British Book Club

At long last, Robert Galbraith – aka JK Rowling – has announced the upcoming arrival of the fifth Cormoran Strike novel. The book, Troubled Blood, will be released on September 29th of this year. The fifth Robert Galbraith crime novel, TROUBLED BLOOD, will be published on 29th September! Are you excited for the next chapter …

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14 Mystery Novels Set in Edinburgh, Scotland

British Mystery Novels / By Stefanie at Great British Book Club

If you’ve ever been lucky enough to visit Edinburgh, you’ll know there aren’t many cities better suited to murder and mystery. Though it’s quite safe now, it’s not at all difficult to imagine dodgy characters lurking in the shadows. It’s an old city in an old country, and it has more than its fair share …

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11 Cozy British Mysteries to Curl Up with This Autumn

11 Cozy British Mystery Novels to Curl Up to This Autumn…

British Book Lists, British Mystery Novels / By Stefanie at Great British Book Club

If you’re not already familiar with the genre, cozy mysteries are a sub-section of mystery fiction where sex and violence are softened. Crazy and terrible things happened, but it’s a bit like viewing them through a warm, fuzzy filter. Unlike the real world of gritty, often unthinkable violence, cozy mysteries are…well, cozy. Instead of real …

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British Novels About Small Businesses or Entrepreneurs

British Book Lists / By Stefanie at Great British Book Club

This may be kind of an odd topic, but I’ve always enjoyed novels about small businesses or entrepreneurs. As a self-employed person, I enjoy stories set against the backdrop of almost any kind of business – whether it’s a cosy mystery set in a bookshop, an adventure in the world of jet-setting big business, or …

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