Category Archives: Fiction

The Garbage Times/White Ibis: Two Novellas- Sam Pink

Posted on September 23, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “By closing, I’d carried a drunk woman out, separated two fights, stood in the doorway to block someone from coming in after she pissed/puked herself out front…scooped puke out of a urinal with stunning accuracy, and … Continue reading →

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Everybody Wins (Except for the Losers): A Record Store Day Story – Steve Murphy

Posted on September 21, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) In this digital age, you would think that record stores are a thing of the past. But this particular record store is full of passionate employees who love what they do. After all, their world revolves … Continue reading →

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Poso Wells- Gabriela Alemán (Translated from the Spanish by Dick Cluster)

Posted on September 3, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Something crouches in the streets of Poso Wells, and it attaches the nerves like a persistent drumbeat. Whatever it is haunts the dreams of the residents, panting I their faces, slobbering them with noxious saliva and … Continue reading →

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The Third Hotel: A Novel – Laura van den Berg

Posted on August 27, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “The foundation of horror is a dislocation of reality, a dislocation designed to reveal the reality that has been there all along, and such dislocations happen all the time. “ That was according to the fictional … Continue reading →

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Absinthe: A Thriller – Guido Eekhaut

Posted on August 19, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “His methods are unconventional at best and border on illegal at times. And his opinion of women, well, I won’t go into that topic.” This is what AIVD Chief inspector Alexandra Dewaal has to deal with … Continue reading →

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Serial Killers: Horror and Murder: Scary and True Stories of the Most Terrifying Serial Killers the World has Ever Seen! – Frank C. Chastain

Posted on August 13, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Don’t be fooled by the book cover! You may think it was taken right out of a tabloid headline. No, Serial Killers takes a mostly objective look at some of the world’s darkest and most notorious … Continue reading →

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Crook’s Hollow – Robert Parker

Posted on August 6, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “You should have got on with it.” Those were the only words that twenty-five year old Thorton “Thor” Loxley remembered from his assailant. But that would not be the only attempt on his life. Thor didn’t … Continue reading →

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Bella Figura: How to Live, Love, and Eat the Italian Way -Kamin Mohammadi

Posted on July 18, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “ Now that I was living without all the relics of my former identity, there was a glimmer of something new. The heady possibly of freedom.” Kamin was thirty-two and seemed to have it all: a … Continue reading →

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Spice: A Novel (Fate) – Jenna Jameson, Jamie K Schmidt

Posted on June 24, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) I must admit that the name “Jenna Jameson” was what enticed me to read the novel, Spice. I also must admit that initially I wasn’t expecting much. Was I wrong! Liz Carter aka “Spice”, an internationally … Continue reading →

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Lagos Noir – Chris Abani (Editor)

Posted on June 19, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) I have never been to Lagos, the largest city in Nigeria and actually, the largest city in the entire African continent. In fact, I have never been anywhere in sub-Saharan Africa. That said, I enjoyed the … Continue reading →

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