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Author Archives: J D Jung
The Italian Lover – Robert Hellenga
(Reviewed by JD Jung) Margo Harrington, an American expatriate living in Italy, is excited to hear that her memoir, The Sixteen Pleasures, will be made into a feature film. The book details her experiences when she first came to Florence. … Continue reading
The Big O – Declan Burke
Check it out! Have you ever stumbled across a novel that contains such an implausible plot and a vague setting—and it doesn’t even allow you to feel for any of the characters? Believe it or not, I did—and I ate … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Humor & Satire, Irish Literature
Tagged anti-hero, Irish literature, satire
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The Dying Crapshooter’s Blues – David Fulmer
(Reviewed by JD Jung) Atlanta, 1923: In the midst of Prohibition, the city is seething with corruption, bootlegging, narcotics, gambling, and counterfeiting scams. This would seem the perfect scenario for Joe “Indian Joe” Rose to drift into town, as he … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Historical Fiction, Music inspired
Tagged blues, crime fiction, jazz
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Triangle of Deception – Haggai Carmon
Check it out! Dan Gordon works undercover for the U. S. Department of Justice, pursuing money launderers and white-collar criminals who flee the country. Why the need to go undercover? Because many of his targets are among the world’s most … Continue reading
The House on Fortune Street – Margot Livesey
(Reviewed by JD Jung) Is it possible to emotionally escape the experiences of our childhood in order to live our lives fully as adults? Can we ever break away from our own self-absorption in order to get close to those … Continue reading
Sanctuary – Ken Bruen
Check this out! P.I. and former guard Jack Taylor isn’t the most likeable guy. Through the years, he’s managed to make more enemies than friends. In fact, he’s known more for being a drunk than an investigator. That means that … Continue reading
Neptune Avenue – Gabriel Cohen
Check this out! “Nothing personal” is Brooklyn South Homicide Detective Jack Leightner’s motto. This applies to his grueling police work as well as to his personal life. Divorced, with a twenty-five-year-old son whom he rarely sees, he’s just been dumped … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
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The Late Bloomer’s Revolution – Amy Cohen
Check it out! What happens when a single woman defines herself by the men she dates and her work as a television writer? You guessed it. She’s dumped and fired. Amy figured that by the time she was thirty, she … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Humor & Satire
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Dancing to “Almendra” – Mayra Montero
Comprar este libro It’s October 1957 in pre-Castro Cuba, and Havana is filled with gangsters, casinos, and corruption. Twenty-two-year-old entertainment reporter Joaquín Porrata is fed up with working for a newspaper where he’s only allowed to interview “comedians and … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Historical Fiction, Latin American Literature, World Literature
Tagged Cuba
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