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Category Archives: Fiction
The Black Marketer’s Daughter – Suman Mallick
(reviewed by JD Jung) “And she can never figure out who she is cheating. Is it Iskander, the man she has decided she can only be grateful to? Or is it the man who loves her to distraction and makes … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Modern Literary Fiction
Tagged adultry, contemporary fiction, culture, immigration, infidelity, Pakistan
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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
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
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
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
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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Fierce Girls (Fierce Girls at War)-Mike Adams
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Fierce Girls is a military science fiction thriller about Kelly Cassidy. She is a retired police officer who was the senior weapons trainer at the New York Police Academy for many years. After the death of … Continue reading
Posted in Sci-Fi/Speculative/Fantasy/Mythology
Tagged military fiction
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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
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged Donald Trump, Hip hop, music crime fiction, rap
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It Is Wood, It Is Stone – Gabriella Burnham
(reviewed by JD Jung) “I don’t even think I want to flee anymore. I thought that was what I wanted, but I think more so I wanted to disappear. I wanted to become so unburdened that I would actually become … Continue reading
Posted in Latin American Literature, Modern Literary Fiction
Tagged Brazil, class, romance. women's fiction
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On Nana’s Shoulders – Vicki Schoen
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) On Nana’s Shoulders is a contemporary woman’s novel written about Debra Sherrill and her attempt to save her family. Debra is going through a divorce and has a teenage son, Nick, who is graduating from high … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Literary Fiction
Tagged contemporary fiction, family, women's fiction
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A Good Man- Ani Katz
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “It didn’t matter that I had a good job, or that I had secured us a home. I saw that my girls were vulnerable to mysterious and external forces, forces that could destroy us if I … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Literary Fiction
Tagged contemporary fiction, psychological drama
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200 Letters – Amy Watkins
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) 200 Letters is a romance novel written about Angela and Ethan. Angela comes from an abusive relationship that was causing great misery. Ethan is unhappily married, working at the same office as Angela. They meet, and … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Literary Fiction, Romance
Tagged coming-of-age, Contemporary Romance, forgiveness, Romance
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