Robert Simmon said "I have lived next to the lake for 7 years and never noticed this map before!"

"Burning State," the latest James Ryker thriller from Rob Sinclair, promises high-octane action and certainly delivers on the intensity, placing former intelligence agent Ryker in the path of a terrifying domestic terror plot. For readers who live for the non-stop, solitary-hero style of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher—or perhaps early Robert Ludlum—this book will feel right at home. However, if the genre’s fantastical elements have started to wear thin, you may find this ride slightly bumpy.

Ken must have been visiting Miami

Jo said that this is one of his favourite maps, I can see why.

England winger Bukayo Saka sits down with Kelly Somers to talk about his love for Arsenal and living in his "coffee era".

Geospatial FM shared this. The Šargan Eight narrow gauge railway. 15.5km of it was restored in 2000 after built 1921, whole route connected Belgrade and Sarajevo

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Elizabeth spotted this notice board at the Muswell Hill Methodist Church It doesn't't really show the lands that we know of from the bible?

Ken drew my attention to the EUFA logo on the Europa League Cup. I think the purpose was that Arsenal haven't won much in the last 20 years while this year's cup was being held by the Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou who subsequently got sacked (twice within a few months!)

Doug Greenfield spotted this tapestry in Venice airport.

Neil Lancaster delivers another high-octane installment in the Max Craigie series with The Dark Heart, a thriller that blends gritty Scottish police procedural with high-stakes international espionage. This book opens with a terrifying act: the deadly bombing of renowned author Dr. Daniel Solomon in York, an attack quickly and conveniently blamed on extremists. However, DS Max Craigie and his team aren't buying the easy answer.

Ken spotted this in a hotel foyer. There should be an eco message here.

Elizabeth spotted this Happy Drum (correct spelling) in Delhi International Airport - different notes for each continent.

Ken said "For anyone wanting a map to spark a discussion about design decisions I offer this recently seen #mapsinthewild. My opinion... I don't even know where to begin." Is it the cartography or the purpose of the map that is the problem?

A pirate map spotted by Anita Graser

Ken posing in his James Nihues carto ski jacket

Murder in York by J.R. Ellis is a perfectly serviceable police procedural set against the wintry charm of York’s narrow streets and Christmas bustle. The novel opens each chapter with snippets of local history—pleasant enough, but ultimately superficial, adding little to the narrative beyond atmospheric padding. At the centre of the mystery is Henry Marlow, a widely disliked property dealer and landlord whose murder leaves behind a long queue of plausible suspects: resentful tenants, an ex-wife with grievances, and a ghost-tour guide who seems to know every hidden corner of the city.

Kenneth Wong shared this "Found this map at Mishima Taisha Shrine. The deeper you explore the map, the more intricate details you could uncover"Some might argue that it isn't really "in the wild" but ...

David Nuttall said "I haven't been to the beach in a while…. but when I do go…. I am likely to "draw" a map!!!"

Itiner-e not only duplicates cartographic knowledge of Roman roads, but transforms our understanding of how the Roman Empire functioned and was built and also reveals how Rome could maintain power for centuries.