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Author Archives: J D Jung
Elevating Overman: a novel – Bruce Ferber
(Reviewed by Don Jung) *Buy it!* Veteran sitcom writer Bruce Ferber is switching gears with his debut novel, Elevating Overman. This clever, off- beat, kooky story centers around a 55-year-old loser who is experiencing a mid-life crisis. He realizes the … Continue reading
Posted in Humor & Satire
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Damage Control – Denise Hamilton
Reviewed by JD Jung Buy It! “Does the past ever really go away?…Or does it remain inside us, hidden under calluses of age and experiences but still affecting everything we do the rest of our lives?” Thirty-two-year-old Maggie Silver works … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
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3 to Kill – Jean-Patrick Manchette(Translated by Donald Nicholson-Smith)
Reviewed by JD Jung Acheter ce livre! Shit happens. OK, that’s probably an understatement as it relates to Georges Gerfaut. Then again, maybe not. Gerfaut, a rather ordinary 30-something businessman, discovers how twisted life can get in the late Jean-Patrick … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, French Literature, Lost and almost forgotten, World Literature
Tagged French literature, noir
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Berlin Noir: March Violets; The Pale Criminal; A German Requiem – Philip Kerr
reviewed by Lillian Thurston Buy It! Did you ever wonder what it was like to live in Berlin during the reign of the Nazis? If you weren’t a Nazi, how did you survive? Berlin Noir, a trilogy by British author … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Reviewers' Top Picks
Tagged noir
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Now You See Me – S. J. Bolton
Reviewed by Glenda Anderson Get this book! Murder most foul in good old foggy London… In Now You See Me,” author S.J. Bolton has continued her first-person narrative series. Detective Lacey Flint finds a dying woman in the process of … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
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Breaking Silence: A Novel – Linda Castillo
Reviewed by Donna Lewis Get this book! Kate Burkholder, the police chief of an Ohio Amish town is faced with what at first appears to be a tragic accident.However, it soon becomes evident she the town has been confronted by a gruesome triple homicide. … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
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Apples and Oranges – Marie Brenner
It’s been reported that 52% of brothers and sisters have a close rapport, while 12% have none. Another 21% have a “borderline” relationship. The latter is how New York journalist Marie Brenner defined her relationship with her older brother, Carl. … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs
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Mygale – Thierry Jonquet (Translated from the French by Donald Nicholson-Smith)
Ah, revenge can be so sweet. Now mix it with obsession and a touch of madness, and it turns utterly twisted and bizarre. Such is the case with the intense and fascinating novel, Mygale, written by the late French crime … Continue reading
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After finishing the extraordinary thriller, Mygale, by the late Thierry Jonquet, I realized that I needed a way to distinguish the exceptional “must read immediately” from the “very good, definitely worth your time” books. This lead me to the three … Continue reading
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City Lights
I found it quite disturbing that what I enjoyed about this town was now gone. I havent been here in a couple of years, but during the last few times I visited I had established a comfortable routine. Run in … Continue reading