Category Archives: Fiction

Nochita – Dia Felix

Posted on July 21, 2014 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I am feeling the burning comet feeling again and I want to run out of the house and keep running for hours. Or stomp the glass coffee table and shatter it and shoot beams of blood … Continue reading →

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Madam: A Novel of New Orleans – Cari Lynn and Kellie Martin

Posted on July 13, 2014 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Everything I have, everything I am, I owe to them–to her. …Her family tree was but a stump. And yet, the riches she bestowed upon me: my education, my inheritance…This house, in all its faded elegance, … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Fiction | Tagged book reviews, Historical fiction, New Orleans | 1 Comment

Looking Glass Killer: Volume II: The Matthew-Matt Trilogy – Floyd Merrell

Posted on July 2, 2014 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I never was, am always to be; no one ever saw me, nor ever will; who am I?” A serial killer is on the loose. The police are stumped and the public is frantic … Continue reading →

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Intimates and Fools Paperback – Laura Madeline Wiseman (Author), Sally Deskins (Illustrator)

Posted on June 4, 2014 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Cathy Carey) New styles of bras always swear they’ll save me. They like to lie. I’ve the stretch marks to prove it. Or they’ll come home with me to pinch my shoulders. Or they’ll dig red rings around … Continue reading →

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More of This World or Maybe Another – Barb Johnson

Posted on May 25, 2014 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) I’m usually critical of short stories. They tend to leave me unsatisfied, wanting more. I’m left unsure of what makes the characters tick, and what ultimately happens to them. So needless to say when I was visiting … Continue reading →

Posted in Modern Literary Fiction, Short stories | Tagged book reviews, fiction, New Orleans | 1 Comment

Errata – Michael Allen Zell

Posted on May 11, 2014 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “New Orleans seems to exist as a blank slate for outsiders to grasp and cast their own aspirations, pretenses, and prejudices upon. A few of the outsiders always end up lingering, holding fast, and adding to … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Modern Literary Fiction, Reviewers' Top Picks | Tagged book reviews, mystery, New Orleans, noir | 1 Comment

Power Play – F. Ethan Repp

Posted on May 3, 2014 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Democracy doesn’t just happen, it takes dedicated citizens continuously fighting to preserve it. Elected officials will get away with as much as they can and if no one picks on them for a long time, they … Continue reading →

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Shadow Truth (a Novella) – Bill Larkin

Posted on April 26, 2014 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…the elimination of costly criminal trials, freeing the truly innocent, simplifying background checks, and making society as a whole more honest. Other than curing terminal diseases, can you think of anything more important?” What personal liberties … Continue reading →

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Busted Valentines and Other Dark Delights – Frank De Blase

Posted on March 16, 2014 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “‘Twas the night before the night before Christmas and Jack Frost was pissed.” That’s the intro to my favorite story, “The Night Before the Night Before Christmas” in Busted Valentines and Other Dark Delights. But what … Continue reading →

Posted in Modern Literary Fiction, Short stories | Tagged noir | 2 Comments

Sufferstone: Book I of the Dolvia Saga – Stella Atrium

Posted on March 5, 2014 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Melanie Hamilton) What does it mean to call a place home? What are the consequences of commitment? These are some of the questions raised in the conflict between being alien and feeling the land as home. A soldier … Continue reading →

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