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Author Archives: J D Jung
An UnderratedRead Revisited:What Lies Within : An Erotic Thriller -Clare de Lune
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…I learned how a body could become a beautiful contribution to the power of cosmetics…the most exquisite, deepest shade of blood red lipstick you’ve’ ever seen, rich soaps made from the finest fats…all those parts … Continue reading
Posted in Revisited
Tagged fiction, horror, psychological thriller, suspense
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Mother Of – Lauren Coffin
(Reviewed by JD Jung) Meredith Mayes is facing the unthinkable. Her husband and son died in a car crash ten years ago. Now, her other son Percy has been penned with the nicknames “The Minor Street Monster”, “The Ann Arbor … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Dark/Sordid/Bizarre
Tagged mass murders, psychology, serial killers, short books
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A Rebel in Gaza: Behind the Lines of the Arab Spring, One Woman’s Story – Asmaa al-Ghoul (Author), Selim Nassib (Author), Mike Mitchell (Translator)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I think the real occupying forces are the internal ones, Hamas, Fatah, the parties…then comes the major occupation: Israel. We can’t get rid of the latter without first of all getting rid of the former. To … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Politics and Social Justice, Reviewers' Top Picks, Social Justice, World Issues
Tagged Gaza, Hamas, Middle east war
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Quick Fix (The Reluctant Hustler Book 1) – J. Gregory Smith
(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) This book immediately reminded me of the movie, “A Simple Plan” with Billy-Bob Thornton, Bill Paxton, and Bridget Fonda. In Quick Fix, the main character, Kyle, a military veteran injured from an IED, is in … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged book review, mystery, thriller
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A Divided Life: A Personal Portrait of the Spy Donald Maclean – Robert Cecil
(Reviewed by Ila Bullinger) Who was Donald Mclean? The son of a parliament member born to class in Marylebone, London in 1913. He was privileged, educated, handsome and charismatic. So why did he become a spy? Could you be persuaded … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, History, Politics and Social Justice
Tagged biography, communism, politics, socialism, WWII
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Baby Blue (Stratos Gazis Series) – Pol Koutsakis (Author), Anne-Marie Stanton-Ife (Translator)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “The kind of work I do defines who I am. Who I am defines the kind of work that I do. I am my work. It gives my life meaning. I clear the world of filth … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, World Literature
Tagged Athens, Crime, Greece, thrillers
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24: What Can Happen in a Day – Michael Ford Jr
(Reviewed by Heidi A. Swan) “I exit the vehicle and move swiftly to the point of the accident to find something I have never seen in my five years in the [fire] department. There is the man…still smashed between the … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Non-fiction
Tagged autobiography, firefighters, Religion
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You Can Invest Like A Stock Market Pro: How to Use Simple and Powerful Strategies of the World’s Greatest Investors to Build Wealth- James Pattersenn Jr.
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “A good investment program is usually a boring one that allows an investor to sleep well at night…” Personal investor, James Pattersenn Jr. explains his steps to lucrative, “worry free” investing that beats market performance over … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Non-fiction
Tagged Business, investing, stock market
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The Garbage Times/White Ibis: Two Novellas- Sam Pink
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “By closing, I’d carried a drunk woman out, separated two fights, stood in the doorway to block someone from coming in after she pissed/puked herself out front…scooped puke out of a urinal with stunning accuracy, and … Continue reading
Posted in More fiction
Tagged Chicago, dark humor, Florida, short books
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Everybody Wins (Except for the Losers): A Record Store Day Story – Steve Murphy
(Reviewed by Don Jung) In this digital age, you would think that record stores are a thing of the past. But this particular record store is full of passionate employees who love what they do. After all, their world revolves … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Literary Fiction
Tagged dark humor, music, short books
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