Category Archives: Fiction

The Dangerous Edge of Things – Tina Whittle

Posted on May 27, 2015 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Lee Nelson) I am a Trey Woman and I cannot lie! I just finished Tina Whittle’s debut novel, The Dangerous Edge of Things and fell madly in love with her style, her characters, and her ability to truly … Continue reading →

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Rupert: A Confession – Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer, (Translated from the Dutch by Michele Hutchison )

Posted on May 25, 2015 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “She was my martyrdom, my masochism, and my sugar-sweet, shimmering Mira. She appeared like a reflection before my eyes the first time I saw her, she killed me when she was mine, and she finally brought … Continue reading →

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From the Ashes – Sabrina Flynn

Posted on May 22, 2015 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Lee Nelson) Let’s get the elephant out of the room: I’ve known of Flynn from my membership in Letters of Mary, a fan-fiction group devoted to Laurie L. King. I met her at 2014 Bouchercon in Long Beach … Continue reading →

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Cascade Falls – Bruce Ferber

Posted on May 20, 2015 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) What does it take to be happy? Finding oneself in this time of uncertainty is a constant theme in Bruce Ferber’s second novel, Cascade Falls. This novel features a host of interesting characters that could be … Continue reading →

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Five Night Stand – Richard J. Alley

Posted on May 11, 2015 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung)     “There are four people as similar as they are unique—one at the end of his career, one lost in the middle, one who dreams of beginning, and the fourth, a child, not knowing what … Continue reading →

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Married to a Stranger – Nahid Rachlin

Posted on May 8, 2015 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Did that futile look that so frequently came to her mother’s face point to shattered dreams?…Minou could see the sky turning blood-red. Another day lost, bringing her closer to nothing. She floated in time and space. … Continue reading →

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The Body in the Birches – A Faith Fairchild Mystery -Katherine Hall Page

Posted on May 5, 2015 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Melanie Hamilton) It is a kind of relief when, after being laid off from the law firm, Sophie Maxwell learns that she has to take her mother’s place-who, by the way is in Europe with her new husband- … Continue reading →

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See Also Murder: A Marjorie Trumaine Mystery – Larry D. Sweazy

Posted on May 1, 2015 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Melanie Hamilton) Author Larry D. Sweazy conjures up party-line, rocket-finned cars and long, black pay telephones in See Also, Murder, his version of 1967 North Dakota. When Hilo Jenkins delivers the news of Lida and Erik Knudsen’s murder, … Continue reading →

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A Diamond in the Rough – Rich Fogel

Posted on April 27, 2015 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) Want to step back into 1950’s baseball and traditional themes of good versus evil? Emmy award winning writer, Rich Fogel does just that in his first novel, A Diamond in the Rough.  Whitney Snow is an avid … Continue reading →

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The Hunger of the Cheeky Sisters: Ten Tales – Laura Madeline Wiseman (Author), Lauren Rinaldi (Illustrator)

Posted on April 21, 2015 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Is hunger who you’ll go to bed with tonight because there’ll be no dinner? Or is hunger not a person, not a sentient being who lives in the store with you, sleeps curled up by your … Continue reading →

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