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Category Archives: Fiction
The Bette Davis Club – Jane Lotter
(Reviewed by JD Jung) Fifty-something year old Margo Just seems to be running in circles; or should I say, remaining stagnant. She just can’t accept or face her past, which includes family and romantic relationships. However, Margo is finally forced … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Literary Fiction
Tagged addiction, humor
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The Treacherous Net – Helene Tursten (translated from the Swedish by Marlaine Delargy)
(Reviewed by Melanie Hamilton) You would think that Detective Inspector Irene Huss had enough to contend with between a gang war and a mummified body in the chimney. In The Treacherous Net, Helene Turston makes Irene’s work life really difficult. … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Scandinavian Literature, World Literature
Tagged Sweden
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Small Change – Andrez Bergen
(Reviewed by JD Jung) Saving Melbourne from zombies, vampire-ish creatures and other “immortals”—for a fee, of course- “Scherer and Miller, Investigators of the Paranormal and Supermundane” found their niche. But how do you tell them all apart? After all, the “young” … Continue reading
Breakthrough – John C. Robinson
(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) I was attracted to this book because it was described as a “fast-paced spiritual contemporary novel.” Intriguing, no? I’m a person on a path of spiritual growth. I think we all are, but some of … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Literary Fiction
Tagged Spiritual/mystical
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Run Baby Run – Michael Allen Zell
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “He’d been in two worlds his whole life. His tender spot. What gave him perspective and experience beyond most people. It was also what could wound him to the quick like nothing else. Why he lived … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged crime fiction, New Orleans, noir
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Seeing Red (A Bucks County Novel Book 2) – Margaret Sorick
(Reviewed by Sarah Charles) I’ve always thought romance novels are a bit like ice cream. When you eat ice cream, you know what you’re going to get—something cold, creamy, and sweet. When you read a romance novel, you also know … Continue reading
Posted in Romance
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Master Of Tides – Jennifer Kohout
(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Catalina Thornley is the first women to ever captain a pirate ship. Her strength is reflected in the way her crew reflects. A pirate’s life is far from easy, irrespective of gender. And it is thrown … Continue reading
Posted in Reviewers' Top Picks, Romance
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The Last Good Place – Robin Burcell
(Reviewed by JD Jung) A serial killer is on the loose, attacking at San Francisco landmarks. This “landmark strangler” has put the city on edge. When Trudy Salvatori is strangled during her morning run around the Presidio, it looks like … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged San Francisco, SF
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