Set in or around Oxford - fact or fiction with an Oxford connection
The Dreaming Spires Public
Created and curated by John
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An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears
4 stars
This book is set in the 1660's, and tells the story of Sarah Blundy who is accused of murder. The …
John says: Largely set in Oxford at the time of the Restoration
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John says: Dramatic climax on Oxford's Broad Street.
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The Water Gypsy by Julie Ann Godson
The true 'Cinderella' tale of how the daughter of a Thames waterman married the son of a Viscount, and her …
John says: Starts off on the Thames near Oxford, and Buckland, Shellingford and other local villages
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MURDER IN THE PARISH a gripping crime mystery full of twists by Faith Martin (Hillary Green, #20)
3 stars
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John says: Starts, as many of the Hillary Greene books do, in a narrowboat moored near the village of Thrup, although it moves on to Hay-on-Wye, so less Oxfordshire than the other books.