Category Archives: Fiction

Die For Me: A Bragg Thriller – Jack Lynch

Posted on July 5, 2015 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Follow the grief and you’ll find the killer.” Peter Bragg, a former San Francisco Chronicle reporter turned private investigator is contacted by a woman, Maribeth, from his past. It’s not what you think. When he was … Continue reading →

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Medusa – Michael Dibdin

Posted on June 17, 2015 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Every woman is Medusa. When you look into her eyes, you see the entire history of the human race. That’s enough to turn anyone to stone.” Those were the words of a soldier, Leonardo Ferrero, whose … Continue reading →

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Poison Pen – Sheila Lowe

Posted on June 13, 2015 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Cathy Carey) What does your handwriting tell about you?  What does the slant of your writing, the pressure of the writing, opened loop versus closed loop ( like with the letter “g” or “y”), cursive versus print all mean?  What … Continue reading →

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Fatale – Jean-Patrick Manchette, Afterword by Jean Echenoz, (Translated from the French by Donald Nicholson-Smith)

Posted on June 2, 2015 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) ” I don’t tell them I’m a killer. I’m a woman, and they wouldn’t take me seriously. I tell them that I know a killer. Sometimes I let them assume that he is my lover. That … Continue reading →

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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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