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Set in or around Oxford - fact or fiction with an Oxford connection

  1. An Instance of the Fingerpost by 

    4 stars

    This book is set in the 1660's, and tells the story of Sarah Blundy who is accused of murder. The …

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    Largely set in Oxford at the time of the Restoration

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  2. Secret asset by 

    No rating

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    Dramatic climax on Oxford's Broad Street.

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  3. The Water Gypsy by 

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    The true 'Cinderella' tale of how the daughter of a Thames waterman married the son of a Viscount, and her …

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    Starts off on the Thames near Oxford, and Buckland, Shellingford and other local villages

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  4. MURDER IN THE PARISH a gripping crime mystery full of twists by 

    3 stars

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  5. MURDER on the TRAIN a Gripping Crime Mystery Full of Twists by 

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    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.

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