Category Archives: Our Best
Chill Run : An Eddie Barrow Mystery – Russell Brooks
(Reviewed by Don Jung) Eddie Barrows wants to be an author, but he can’t get published. He loses his girlfriend, then his job and what else could go wrong? He goes to see his parents to get himself a morale … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Our Best
Tagged Canada, crime fiction, suspense
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One for the Money (Cat Caliban Series Book 1) – D.B. Borton
(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) ”Suspicion is second nature to any woman who’s raised three kids.” I’m going to say something about this book that I don’t think I’ve ever said about a book: I loved every word! It gave me … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Light Fiction, Our Best
Tagged cozy mystery, light humor
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Aiming High: How a Prominent Sports and Celebrity Agent Hit Bottom at the Top – Darren Prince and Kristen McGuiness
(Reviewed by Heidi A. Swan) “At 15 years old, my love for baseball became a million-dollar baseball card business. By my late teens, I had turned my hobby into a successful memorabilia company. By the time I was 25, I … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Our Best
Tagged drug addiction, memoirs, sports
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Fire and Vengeance (Koa Kane Hawaiian Mystery Book 3) – Robert McCaw
(Reviewed by Don Jung) When I first started reading Fire and Vengeance, I didn’t know what I was in for. What I soon realized was that I was experiencing a thrilling murder mystery amidst the gorgeous Big Island in Hawaii. … Continue reading
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Tagged crime fiction, Hawaii
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The Dead Don’t Sleep – Steven Max Russo
(Reviewed by Don Jung) When I started reading The Dead Don’t Sleep, I soon realized that I would be in for an engrossing journey. Frank Thompson, a Vietnam vet, goes to a local shooting range accompanied by his nephew. They … Continue reading
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Tagged PTSD, thrillers, Vietnam War
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Only Lies Remain: A Psychological Thriller – Val Collins
(Reviewed by Don Jung) This story takes place in Ireland and starts out slowly as the characters emerge in this psychological thriller. A husband, Danny Walsh, disappears and his wife Maura is left alone to raise five sons. She mysteriously … Continue reading
A Killing Game (A Curtis Westcott Crime Thriller Book 1) – Jeff Buick
(Reviewed by Don Jung) I started reading A Killing Game during a long flight to New Zealand. The problem was that upon arrival, I didn’t want to go out and see the sights. I just had to stay in my … Continue reading
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Tagged crime fiction, detective fiction, mystery
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Bound by Blood: An Erotic Thriller – Clare Castleberry
(Reviewed by JD Jung) (A recent re-release. This was formerly titled What Lies Within, and was reviewed under that title.) “…I learned how a body could become a beautiful contribution to the power of cosmetics…the most exquisite, deepest shade of … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Dark/Sordid/Bizarre, Our Best
Tagged fiction, horror, New Orleans, psychological thriller, San Francisco, suspense
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The Riddle of the Sphinx – Alexandre Montagu
(Reviewed by JD Jung) Eric (Keyvan) fled Iran as a child during the Islamic revolution and grew up in Paris. He later studied Comparative Literature at Princeton. That is one scenario. What would have happened if he was forced … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction, Modern Literary Fiction, Our Best, Philosophical reads
Tagged identity, Iran, Islamic revolution, LGBT, Shah
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