Category Archives: Crime, Mystery and Thrillers

Counsel of Ravens (Hubert James Champion III Book 2) – M. M. Gornell

(Reviewed by Glenda Anderson) As of this writing, my car is oiled and gassed, ready to tear over the Cajon Pass for Route 66 territory so I can help put out the fires of evil, eat some pancakes and possibly … Continue reading

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The Oxford Murder – by Guillermo Martinez (Author), Sonia Soto (Translator)

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Mathematicians collide with murder and mayhem in Guillermo Martínez’s thriller, The Oxford Murders. An un-named young Argentinean graduate student goes to Oxford University to study mathematics. One evening, he returns to the house where he’s renting … Continue reading

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Fighting Chance – Jane Haddam

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Tibor was always surprised at how casual and unassuming most real evil really was. …so much evil was done as everyday business…And it was nothing. It was just transactions. It had the same emotional force on … Continue reading

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Looking Glass Killer: Volume II: The Matthew-Matt Trilogy – Floyd Merrell

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I never was, am always to be; no one ever saw me, nor ever will; who am I?”        A serial killer is on the loose. The police are stumped and the public is frantic … Continue reading

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Errata – Michael Allen Zell

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “New Orleans seems to exist as a blank slate for outsiders to grasp and cast their own aspirations, pretenses, and prejudices upon. A few of the outsiders always end up lingering, holding fast, and adding to … Continue reading

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Shadow Truth (a Novella) – Bill Larkin

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…the elimination of costly criminal trials, freeing the truly innocent, simplifying background checks, and making society as a whole more honest. Other than curing terminal diseases, can you think of anything more important?” What personal liberties … Continue reading

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Russian Roulette (One Eyed Jack) – Christopher J. Lynch

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “There are plenty of people in this world who want to see me dead, what the hell difference does one more make” That’s one of the occupational hazards of being a professional blackmailer, which John Sharp … Continue reading

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Defection Games – Haggai Carmon

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned The CIA and Mossad (Israel’s intelligence agency) engage in a constant battle to thwart Iran’s nuclear capabilities. This is how we meet up again with former Mossad agent, Dan Gordon, as he continues his dangerous … Continue reading

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Stone the Devil – Jac Simensen

(Reviewed by J.D. Jung) They say that money is power, so what would happen if an American billionaire decided to take international affairs into his own hands? Specifically, what if he could change the balance of power in the Middle … Continue reading

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Tales of Tomasewski – Del Staecker

(Reviewed by J.D. Jung) No one remembers your accomplishments, only your last mistake. And it was a whopper. In fact it would plague Jan Tomasewski (aka Jake Thompson) for his entire career in the Chicago PD. While busting a Guatemalan … Continue reading

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