Author Archives: J D Jung

Disillusioned – Christy Barritt

Posted on August 20, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Nikki Wright is desperately looking for help for her traumatised brother, who escaped from a detainment camp run by terrorists in Colombia and is now undergoing an extreme case of PTSD. Or is it really the … Continue reading →

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Beat the Rain – Nigel Jay Cooper

Posted on August 12, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “It scarcely seems possible that they’ve settled back into ordinary life…Painful, gut-wrenching normal life, killing them bit by bit as the seconds tick by….Life disappears behind them in a trail of sameness, the lies and unsaid … Continue reading →

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Two Legged Snakes: Understanding and Handling Manipulative People – Dr. Ed Slack

Posted on August 8, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Like many Americans, I’ve been disenchanted with U.S. politics and all three branches of government. This reminds me of a book I read and reviewed in 2010. Unfortunately, nothing has changed. We’re constantly bombarded by people … Continue reading →

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Friendly Fire- John Gilstrap

Posted on August 5, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) In a fit of rage and as an act of vengeance, Barista boy Ethan Falk stabs a customer to death. On his arrest, he tells an eleven year old implausible story of kidnap and molestation where … Continue reading →

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The Devil’s Defender: My Odyssey Through American Criminal Justice from Ted Bundy to the Kandahar Massacre – John Henry Browne

Posted on August 1, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Does helping the devil make you a devil too? That is, while defending Ted Bundy did I somehow absorb evil?” Many question the motives of attorneys like John Henry Browne as to why they agree to … Continue reading →

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Deception Island – Brynn Kelly

Posted on July 29, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) A kidnapped son. A soldier with a haunted and tainted past. A cornered con woman looking to leave her past behind. A deadly game that has head, heart and lives at stake. The happiest days for … Continue reading →

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Outsider in Amsterdam (Amsterdam Cops) – Janwillem Van De Wetering

Posted on July 26, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “ “Papuans…He saw the wild men from the early ages who once populated the swamp that, now, today, was called Holland.” Today in 1970’s Amsterdam, most have learned about these people from the Dutch colony of … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Culture, Lost and almost forgotten, World Literature | Tagged crime fiction, Dutch literature | Comments Off

Someone Must Die – Sharon Potts

Posted on July 21, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Aubrey Lynd has always lived her life in blessed ignorance, clinging to the illusion of a protective bubble wrap. And then, her nephew is kidnapped from the middle of a carnival while he was with his … Continue reading →

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The Little Book of Sham: More secrets than “The Secret” Funnier than “The Tibetan Book of the dead” More urgent than the “Power of Now” – Keith Martin

Posted on July 17, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Trolls use to live under bridges. Then they migrated to Twitter. Now they run for President.” Or how about this one? “Swearing is caring. Swearing shows passion, can help reduce the sensation of pain and is … Continue reading →

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Warning Order: A Search and Destroy Thriller – Joshua Hood

Posted on July 14, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) War on terror has never been more serious or terrifying, when Mason Kane – special ops personnel with a questionable past–finds himself trapped in the middle of a plot that seems to involve intelligent minds from … Continue reading →

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