Category Archives: Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Pandora’s Gardener – David Charles Mason
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Pandora’s Gardener is a humorous adventure mystery written about John Gardener, who happens to be the holder or a seemingly harmless price of computer hardware that can cause enormous harm to humanity. The technology behind it … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Humor & Satire
Tagged modern literary fiction, mystery
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Mortal Conspiracy – Noel C. Scidmore M.D.
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Mortal Conspiracy is a crime mystery novel written about Dr. Brad Pierson investigating the death of Butch Kennedy. Butch passed away after he had a second heart attack, and Dr. Pierson is the one who performed … Continue reading
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Tagged crime fiction, medical thrillers
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Little Falls – Elizabeth Lewes
(Reviewed by Don Jung) This debut novel by Elizabeth Lewes combines the present with the past in a chill-binding story. The descriptions are vivid and paint a picture of rural country living where everyone almost knows everyone else. The author … Continue reading
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Tagged crime fiction, PTSD
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Outside the Lines-Ameera Patel
(reviewed by JD Jung) “She’s pregnant with a domestic worker’s son, who has matric but whose skill is drug peddling. How did she get herself into this?” Her parents want to control the situation, but Farhana doesn’t know what she … Continue reading
Posted in African Literature, Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, World Literature
Tagged contemporary fiction, culture, drug addiction, Johannesburg, south Africa
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The Darkest Hearts (A D Hunter Mystery)- Nelson George
(reviewed by JD Jung) “The past is never gone. Revenge exposes your morality. Youth haunts middle age like the devil rules hell.” D Hunter changed careers from bodyguard/ security in Brooklyn to owning a successful talent management company in Los … Continue reading
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Tagged Donald Trump, Hip hop, music crime fiction, rap
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The Patient – Jasper DeWitt
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Patient additionally shows a high propensity toward violence and sadism. Patient has assaulted numerous members of staff and has had to be restrained. Despite relative youth, patient seems intuitively aware of which parts of the human … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Dark/Sordid/Bizarre, Modern Literary Fiction
Tagged contemporary fiction, mental illness, Psychiatry
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Brother’s Keeper – Richard Ryker
(reviewed by Ann Onymous ) Two types of Maple wood? Who knew? I figured maple is ‘quilted’ or ‘flamed’ and used to make fine musical instruments, guitars or violins: think pieces of a Stratocaster, Les Paul or Stradivarius. But ‘quilted’ … Continue reading
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Tagged crime fiction, Pacific Nortwest
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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
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Our Best
Tagged crime fiction, Hawaii
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How Speleology Restored My Sex Drive – Michael Bernhart
(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) A thrilling romp with twists and turns and more fun than should be legal. I’ll be honest when I say that I didn’t expect much when I read the description of this book and agreed … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Humor & Satire
Tagged humor, thrillers
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