Category Archives: Crime, Mystery and Thrillers

Broadcast Blues (Clare Carlson Mystery Book 6) – R.G. Belsky

Posted on January 2, 2024 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Clare Carlson, news director for Channel 10 News in New York City is experiencing a mid-life crisis. She’s about to turn fifty years old, three times married, and still looking for Mr. Right. Let’s also not … Continue reading →

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The Vacation House – Jane Shemilt

Posted on December 26, 2023 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) 2003 -Thirteen-year-old Sofie and her family toiled at a vacation house on the island of Paxos, Greece. This house was owned by a wealthy British family and frequented every summer by them and their friends. When … Continue reading →

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Dogboy v Catfish – Luke Gracias

Posted on November 19, 2023 by J D Jung

Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned When I first read the title, Dogboy v Catfish, I thought that it sounded silly, and was skeptical as to whether I would enjoy the book. I hope others are not turned off by it, … Continue reading →

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The Moscow Affair: A Nicole Graves Mystery – Nancy Boyarsky

Posted on October 9, 2023 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned Private investigator Nicole Grave’s fiancé , Reinhardt, has disappeared. Actually, it’s not that unusual. First, he worked as a chief inspector for the London Metropolitan Police. He then took a rather secretive job, where his … Continue reading →

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All Who Wander – Joe Clifford

Posted on September 21, 2023 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I’ve spent years in therapy pushing dark memories into a black corner where, without light, I though the wild things could not grow. I was wrong. Left alone and ignored, I’ve provided ideal conditions for them to … Continue reading →

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Sherlock Holmes & the Silver Cord -M.K. Wiseman

Posted on August 29, 2023 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “I had my holiday. I had enjoyed three years without a single thread binding me to this or that place, any one responsibility save for my own to myself and the fishing of what I … Continue reading →

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The Dead Chip Syndicate – Andrew W. Pearson

Posted on August 12, 2023 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) I’ll admit that I didn’t fall in love with this book right off the bat. But by the second or third chapter, it had really begun to grow on me. The protagonist is Anthony, a … Continue reading →

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Naked Came the Detective – Glendall C. Jackson III

Posted on August 4, 2023 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned Washington D.C. journalist “Chris” was always thinking about what happened to a high-end call girl he was obsessed with. One day he received an envelope from her, the contents in memoir form. He shares it … Continue reading →

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Fakists – John Y Flanagan

Posted on August 1, 2023 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned Readers will be invited into the world of art forgeries in the light crime novel, Fakists. Specifically, we learn a fascinating manner of who can benefit and how. Tom Landsaw has just been released from … Continue reading →

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Night Candy – Max Tomlinson

Posted on July 25, 2023 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung)   1979 San Francisco – A serial killer, referred to as “Night Candy”, has the city on edge. They are killing prostitutes and there are no leads. SFPD Inspector Owens has been working on the case … Continue reading →

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