Category Archives: Fiction

Strange Karma – Willow Healy

Posted on September 15, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) “As they progressed higher, she caught her first unobstructed glimpse of Ama Dablam, the mountain she had come to climb. Sun sparkled off the hanging glacier, and the mountain’s two side ridges seemed to reach out … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Culture, Historical Fiction | Tagged adventure, Britain, Himalayans, thrillers, Tibet | Comments Off

Pandora’s Gardener – David Charles Mason

Posted on September 13, 2020 by J D Jung

(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 →

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The Black Marketer’s Daughter – Suman Mallick

Posted on September 10, 2020 by J D Jung

(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 | Comments Off

Mortal Conspiracy – Noel C. Scidmore M.D.

Posted on September 4, 2020 by J D Jung

(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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Little Falls – Elizabeth Lewes

Posted on August 30, 2020 by J D Jung

(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 | Comments Off

Outside the Lines-Ameera Patel

Posted on August 28, 2020 by J D Jung

(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 | Comments Off

Fierce Girls (Fierce Girls at War)-Mike Adams

Posted on August 25, 2020 by J D Jung

(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 →

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The Darkest Hearts (A D Hunter Mystery)- Nelson George

Posted on August 15, 2020 by J D Jung

(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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It Is Wood, It Is Stone – Gabriella Burnham

Posted on July 28, 2020 by J D Jung

(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 | Comments Off

On Nana’s Shoulders – Vicki Schoen

Posted on July 26, 2020 by J D Jung

(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 →

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