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02/02/2006: "Britain according to..."
Ask Denise Mina what Glasgow looks like and she'll say it's grey, wet and violent. Margaret Murphy's books feature a grey, wet and violent Liverpool. London according to Mark Billingham is... you get the picture.
You see, I live in New Zealand, and while our winters are certainly wet, and while people overseas might well consider New Zealand the Country of Eternal Rain thanks to the shots in The Piano, we have more than enough sunshine in summer. Surely the same is true of Britain, especially given the last few summers?
Can anybody recommend a crime novel set in a Britain where the sun does shine?
Yvonne Eve Walus on Thursday, February 2nd 2006 @ 08:42 AM GMT [link]