Category Archives: Reviewers’ Top Picks

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Chill Run : An Eddie Barrow Mystery – Russell Brooks

Posted on February 15, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) Eddie Barrows wants to be an author, but he can’t get published. He loses his girlfriend, then his job and what else could go wrong? He goes to see his parents to get himself a morale … Continue reading →

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One for the Money (Cat Caliban Series Book 1) – D.B. Borton

Posted on November 26, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) ”Suspicion is second nature to any woman who’s raised three kids.” I’m going to say something about this book that I don’t think I’ve ever said about a book: I loved every word! It gave me … Continue reading →

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Aiming High: How a Prominent Sports and Celebrity Agent Hit Bottom at the Top – Darren Prince and Kristen McGuiness

Posted on October 7, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Heidi A. Swan) “At 15 years old, my love for baseball became a million-dollar baseball card business. By my late teens, I had turned my hobby into a successful memorabilia company. By the time I was 25, I … Continue reading →

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Fire and Vengeance (Koa Kane Hawaiian Mystery Book 3) – Robert McCaw

Posted on June 18, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) When I first started reading Fire and Vengeance, I didn’t know what I was in for. What I soon realized was that I was experiencing a thrilling murder mystery amidst the gorgeous Big Island in Hawaii. … Continue reading →

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The Dead Don’t Sleep – Steven Max Russo

Posted on March 30, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) When I started reading The Dead Don’t Sleep, I soon realized that I would be in for an engrossing journey. Frank Thompson, a Vietnam vet, goes to a local shooting range accompanied by his nephew. They … Continue reading →

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Only Lies Remain: A Psychological Thriller – Val Collins

Posted on March 18, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) This story takes place in Ireland and starts out slowly as the characters emerge in this psychological thriller. A husband, Danny Walsh, disappears and his wife Maura is left alone to raise five sons. She mysteriously … Continue reading →

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A Killing Game (A Curtis Westcott Crime Thriller Book 1) – Jeff Buick

Posted on January 13, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) I started reading A Killing Game during a long flight to New Zealand. The problem was that upon arrival, I didn’t want to go out and see the sights. I just had to stay in my … Continue reading →

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Bound by Blood: An Erotic Thriller – Clare Castleberry

Posted on June 29, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) (A recent re-release. This was formerly titled  What Lies Within, and was reviewed under that title.)   “…I learned how a body could become a beautiful contribution to the power of cosmetics…the most exquisite, deepest shade … Continue reading →

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The Riddle of the Sphinx – Alexandre Montagu

Posted on April 15, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung)   Eric (Keyvan) fled Iran as a child during the Islamic revolution and grew up in Paris. He later studied Comparative Literature at Princeton. That is one scenario. What would have happened if he was forced … Continue reading →

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Sydney Noir (Akashic Noir Series)- John Dale (Editor)

Posted on January 8, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Noir is as much a part of Sydney’s character as frangipanis and cockroaches, rusted iron lace and sandstone terraces, torrential rain and potholed roads.” “Crime and Sydney have always been inseparable: a deep vein of corruption … Continue reading →

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