Category Archives: Fiction

America’s First Daughter: A Novel – Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie

Posted on March 3, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) “Patsy, suffering strengthens our constitutions and builds inner fortifications so that we never fall prey to the same agony twice. We must take upon ourselves a smaller evil to defend against the greater evil. We must … Continue reading →

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New Orleans Noir The Classics – edited by Julie Smith

Posted on February 29, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung)   “A hurricane is supposed to have a beginning and an end. It tears the earth up, fills the air with fling trees and bricks and animals and sometimes even people, make you roll up into … Continue reading →

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The Drowned Boy (Inspector Sejer Mysteries) – Karin Fossum

Posted on February 22, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Melanie Hamilton) On a warm, Norwegian summer’s day, a toddler wanders from his house only to be found by his mother, floating in Damtjern, a near-by pond. Meanwhile, Detective Inspector Sejer’s dizzy spells are becoming more frequent and … Continue reading →

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After the Kill: A Jake Roberts Novel (Volume 4) – Cary Allen Stone

Posted on February 19, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Cathy Carey) “The victim, a prominent gray haired San Francisco lawyer was face up on his dining room table. His chest was cut on a “Y” incision, autopsy-style, and he was gutted. There were deep, straight- line knife … Continue reading →

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Hope We Never Meet Again – Srinath Krishnamoorthy

Posted on February 12, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Darshith Badiyani ) I must admit that I’m not an avid reader anymore but there are a few books that hold my interest right from the prologue until the very end. Hope We Never Meet Again is one … Continue reading →

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Disappearing Honeymooner – Pamela Troutman

Posted on February 10, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) “My husband has disappeared”…..   “Inwardly I groaned. It sounded like an old familiar scenario. Tired marriage. Big bills. Nagging wife and bright, giggly new girlfriend. The husband leaves town and his wife until the girlfriend … Continue reading →

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After the Goode: A Jake Roberts Novel (Volume 3) – Cary Allen Stone

Posted on February 5, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Cathy Carey) Cary Allen Stone has again drawn me into the world of Jake Roberts. But this time, I’m secretly rooting for the culprit. After the Goode is not only a detective mystery but a love story as … Continue reading →

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Red Lights – Georges Simenon, Translated from the French by Norman Denny, Introduction by Anita Brookner)

Posted on January 22, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I met a man in whom, for hours, I tried to see another me, another me that wasn’t a coward, a man I wished I could be like…” Steve Hogan, and his wife, Nancy are driving … Continue reading →

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Bridge of Comprehension – Albert Mordechai

Posted on January 18, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “If those rebels get access to Assad’s germ bombs, Hezbollah will have the means to launch them into Israel. I will NOT sit around and watch my people choking to death, crying to death, suffocating and … Continue reading →

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I’ll Always Be with You – Violetta Armour

Posted on January 16, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) “The past cannot be changed; the future is in your hands” Grief has a way of crippling a family. One night, a simple father-son bonding moment and a drunk driver changed the course of life for … Continue reading →

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