Category Archives: Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
In the Dark – Chris Patchell
(Reviewed by Ishita RC) What does a single mom, a fifteen year old teenager and a diabetic college student have in common? A past that has decided to hold them captive. If only teenage angst and a horrible boss were … Continue reading
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Hades – Candice Fox
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Hades had fallen in love with two chimeras, two monsters in disguise, incapable of feeling the way he felt, of loving the way he loved. The horror they had experienced had cut a hole in them … Continue reading
Posted in Australian Literature, Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Dark/Sordid/Bizarre
Tagged mystery, thrillers
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The Axeman – Ray Celestin
(Reviewed by JD Jung) The following was submitted to the Times-Picayune on May 6, 1919. “…I am not a human being, but a spirit and a demon from the hottest hell. I am what you Orleanians and your foolish police … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Historical Fiction, Jazz & Blues
Tagged Axeman, Historical fiction, jazz, New Orleans
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Eden – Candice Fox
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I’d let things slip since Martina died. Since I’d been shot and Eden had saved my life. It had locked me to her, silencing me forever on the true nature of her being, the nights she … Continue reading
Vortex – Paul D. Marks
(Reviewed by Cathy Carey) “We did more than just fight a war; we found a way to cash in on it. I guess we had larceny in us to begin with. And now they thought I had the swag. But … Continue reading
Down Solo – Earl Javorsky
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I’m jonesing pretty bad, so, bail out of the morgue, score some dope to tide me over, and then on to the next order of business: finding out who killed me.” Huh? Charlie Miner, our … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, crime fiction, mystery
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Die For Me: A Bragg Thriller – Jack Lynch
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Follow the grief and you’ll find the killer.” Peter Bragg, a former San Francisco Chronicle reporter turned private investigator is contacted by a woman, Maribeth, from his past. It’s not what you think. When he was … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, crime fiction, mystery, San Francisco
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Medusa – Michael Dibdin
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Every woman is Medusa. When you look into her eyes, you see the entire history of the human race. That’s enough to turn anyone to stone.” Those were the words of a soldier, Leonardo Ferrero, whose … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, crime fiction, Italy
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Poison Pen – Sheila Lowe
(Reviewed by Cathy Carey) What does your handwriting tell about you? What does the slant of your writing, the pressure of the writing, opened loop versus closed loop ( like with the letter “g” or “y”), cursive versus print all mean? What … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, crime fiction, handwriting analysis
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Fatale – Jean-Patrick Manchette, Afterword by Jean Echenoz, (Translated from the French by Donald Nicholson-Smith)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) ” I don’t tell them I’m a killer. I’m a woman, and they wouldn’t take me seriously. I tell them that I know a killer. Sometimes I let them assume that he is my lover. That … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, French Literature, Lost and almost forgotten, Noir-esque fiction, World Literature
Tagged book reviews, French literature, noir, world literature
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