Category Archives: Fiction

Chill Run : An Eddie Barrow Mystery – Russell Brooks

Posted on February 15, 2021 by J D Jung

(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 →

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The Concrete Vineyard – Cam Lang

Posted on February 10, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) The Concrete Vineyard is a murder mystery with elements of urban planning, thrills, twists, and turns that unexpectedly engage the reader from the world they are in. It all begins with the suspicious death of an … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Gentleman Killer – Johnny Payne

Posted on January 29, 2021 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) “If I didn’t kill them afterward, you’d say I was the perfect client, boyfriend, husband, or lover. And believe me, that’s the man I want to be, the man I tried to be. And failed.” It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Dark/Sordid/Bizarre, Historical Fiction | Tagged crime fiction, London, serial killers | Comments Off

Searching for Sarah – Phillip Vega

Posted on January 25, 2021 by J D Jung

(reviewed by Ann Onymous ) This is a love story. Not that Love Story but a NEW love story. A mother’s love for her two adult children. A parent’s love for their children. A love for a sibling, a colleague, … Continue reading →

Posted in Modern Literary Fiction | Tagged LGBTQ | Comments Off

The Tailor of Riga – Jonathan Harries

Posted on January 12, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) Joe Harris thought that his ancestors weren’t particularly interesting, as he came from a family of tailors from Riga, Latvia. His views changed though, when he met a distant relative at a convention who told him … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure | Tagged Action thriller, book reviews. fiction, Jack the Ripper | Comments Off

Bloodsworn: Book 1 of the Avatars of Ruin – Tej Turner

Posted on January 8, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Blood Sworn is a dark fantasy action-adventure set in a euro-centric secondary world. It is the first book of the Avatars of Ruin series, and it begins with Kyra running late for the males of Jalard … Continue reading →

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My Part of Her – Javad Djavahery, Preface by Dina Nayeri, Translated by Emma Ramadan

Posted on January 3, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “For what reason did the people take to the streets to demand the Shah’s departure? I assure you that if we asked the question today, the majority of Iranians wouldn’t know how to respond. For liberty? … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Fiction, Middle Eastern Literature, Political fiction, World Literature | Tagged Iran, Islamic revolution, Tudeh party | Comments Off

The Epistles of Jesus – Bayard Hollingsworth

Posted on December 30, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) The Epistles of Jesus is a fictional story. It provides a theoretical approach to the question of what if we discovered that Jesus had written down his teachings himself, and those teachings had turned out to … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Fiction | Tagged Jesus Christ, Religion | Comments Off

In the Shadow of Gold: A Tale of the Lost Confederate Treasure – Michael Kenneth Smith

Posted on December 27, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) Michael Kenneth Smith’s book, In the Shadow of Gold, is a historical thriller set during the end of the Civil War. It follows the parallel paths of a disgruntled Confederate midshipman intent on stealing the … Continue reading →

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No Room at the Morgue – Jean-Patrick Manchette, Translated by Alyson Waters

Posted on December 10, 2020 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) “They’re going to lock me up. I’m the perfect fall girl. My fingerprints are everywhere, even on the knife that belongs to me, and I got blood all over me.” Maybe another reason that this femme-fatale, … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, French Literature, Lost and almost forgotten, World Literature | Tagged French literature, noir | Comments Off