Monthly Archives: July 2015

The Moment of Everything – Shelly King

Posted on July 30, 2015 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “After working in software for a decade, I understood the bits and bytes of e-mail, Facebook posts, tweets, and texts, but dropping a piece of paper into a box and it appearing on the other side … Continue reading →

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Rise: A Soldier, a Dream, and a Promise Kept – Daniel Rodriguez

Posted on July 24, 2015 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) I have read numerous accounts of the horrors of war, but none so riveting as those depicted in Rise: A Soldier, a Dream, and a Promise Kept. However, this autobiography by Purple Heart and Bronze Star … Continue reading →

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Coming Through Slaughter – Michael Ondaatje

Posted on July 18, 2015 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…and you like a weather bird arcing round in the middle of your life to exact opposites and burning your brains out so that from June 5 1907 till 1931 you were dropped into amber in … Continue reading →

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Down Solo – Earl Javorsky

Posted on July 13, 2015 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung)   “I’m jonesing pretty bad, so, bail out of the morgue, score some dope to tide me over, and then on to the next order of business: finding out who killed me.” Huh? Charlie Miner, our … Continue reading →

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Die For Me: A Bragg Thriller – Jack Lynch

Posted on July 5, 2015 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Follow the grief and you’ll find the killer.” Peter Bragg, a former San Francisco Chronicle reporter turned private investigator is contacted by a woman, Maribeth, from his past. It’s not what you think. When he was … Continue reading →

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