Category Archives: Fiction

The Museum of Lost Love – Gary Barker

Posted on March 13, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…the normal state of lovers, of couples, is not together. Together is a transient state. The normal state of things is as much about ending and leaving as it is about beginning and staying. The normal … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Modern Literary Fiction | Tagged Bosnian war, contemporary fiction, Serbia, Zagreb | Comments Off

To Hell with Johnny Manic -Andrew Diamond

Posted on February 23, 2020 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) “I’d still have to be Manis in name. I had his license, his passport, and his spotless record with the law. Manis was employable. Tom Gantry, the fugitive embezzler who’d violated parole in Illinois, was not.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers | Tagged Crime, cyber thriller, noir | Comments Off

Ms. Never – Colin Dodds

Posted on February 14, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Ms. Farya Navurian who suffers from depression, is the daughter of a famous astronaut. She falls in love with Bryan, a divorced telecom CEO. His job is not all that it seems, and as they begin … Continue reading →

Posted in Sci-Fi/Speculative/Fantasy/Mythology | Tagged book reviews. fiction, depression, science fiction | 1 Comment

Exposed in Edinburgh: The House Sitters Cozy Mysteries – Scarlett Moss

Posted on February 10, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) This is a delightful mystery of two Texans going to housesit in Edinburgh, Scotland, and discovering the cultural heritage of a faraway distant land. Alen is a sheriff and his wife Joan, a 911 dispatcher who … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Travel | Tagged cozy mystery, Edinburgh Scotland | Comments Off

The Man in the Cellar – Palle Rosenkrantz

Posted on February 1, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Heidi A. Swan) I was captivated by the voice of the author from the very beginning. It is a translation of the best-selling novel by the Danish novelist, Palle Rosenkrantz, and was written over one hundred years ago. … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Lost and almost forgotten, Scandinavian Literature, World Literature | Tagged Danish literature, mystery | Comments Off

The Berlin Woman – Alan Kaufman

Posted on January 21, 2020 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) “She turns her giving of love available to transact with, as a form of punishment, a torment, an affliction, an act of revenge. She replays overtures of love with suffering and pain.” So why is writer … Continue reading →

Posted in Modern Literary Fiction | Tagged Austria, betrayal, Germany, history, Judaism, psychological drama, San Francisco, Ukraine | Comments Off

Lives on Fire – Rosie Scott

Posted on January 17, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) When I travel to a new city, I love to pop into independent bookstores. So, when I ran across Hard To Find Bookshop, a second-hand bookstore in Auckland, New Zealand, I just had to enter this … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian Literature, Lost and almost forgotten | Tagged infidelity, love, marriage, women's fiction | Comments Off

A Killing Game (A Curtis Westcott Crime Thriller Book 1) – Jeff Buick

Posted on January 13, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) I started reading A Killing Game during a long flight to New Zealand. The problem was that upon arrival, I didn’t want to go out and see the sights. I just had to stay in my … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Reviewers' Top Picks | Tagged crime fiction, detective fiction, mystery | Comments Off

Tales of Adventure With Nap Lapkin – Lance Manion

Posted on November 30, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “There was only one place to be if you were a vampire, the Marriott Marquis Times Square. It was time to dispatch Dick Clark once and for all.” Why would secret agent/ “super-spy” Nap Lapkin dub … Continue reading →

Posted in More fiction | Tagged dark humor, short books | Comments Off

The Woman in the Park -Teresa Sorkin , Tullan Holmqvist

Posted on November 2, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Thérèse, residing in damp obscurity, in gloomy, crushing silence, saw life expand before her in all its nakedness, each night bringing the same cold couch, and each morn the same empty day.” “But inwardly, she lived … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Romance | Tagged mental illness, mystery, PTSD | Comments Off