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 (Murder in Moonlit Square)

Book: Murder in Moonlit Square
Location: Delhi
Author: Paul Waters

"11th February 2026 Murder in Moonlit Square by Paul Waters, Mystery set in Delhi. “Across the lane to his left was..."

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Lead Review (The Barbecue at No.9)

Book: The Barbecue at No.9
Location: England
Author: Jennie Godfrey

"The Barbecue at No. 9 by Jennie Godfrey, novel set in a “small country town” in England. I read this novel..."

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Lead Review (The Harvey Girl)

Book: The Harvey Girl
Location: United States (USA)
Author: Dana Stabenow

"The Harvey Girl by Dana Stabenow, novel set in 1890 USA – New Mexico Territories, Mississippi, Chicago (1890) The Harvey Girl..."

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Lead Review (Reaper)

Book: Reaper
Location: Auckland
Author: Vanda Symon

"4.5* Reaper by Vanda Symon, thriller set amongst the homeless of Dunedin. Dunedin is a beautiful city on the South Island..."

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Lead Review (Malc’s Boy)

Book: Malc’s boy
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Pattaya, Wigton
Author: Shaun Wilson

"Malc’s Boy by Shaun Wilson, autofiction set in Wigton, Cumbria; Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Pattaya, Thailand Malc’s Boy by Shaun Wilson is warts-and-all autobiography..."

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Lead Review (Christmas on Fifth Avenue)