Category Archives: Revisited
An Exceptional UnderratedRead Revisited: The Dying Crapshooter’s Blues- David Fulmer
#CommissionsEarned Atlanta, 1923: In the midst of Prohibition, the city is seething with corruption, bootlegging, narcotics, gambling, and counterfeiting scams. This would seem the perfect scenario for Joe “Indian Joe” Rose to drift into town, as he does every year … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, crime fiction, Historical fiction, jazz
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Law of the Jungle – Christina Hoag
(Reviewed by Don Jung) #CommissionsEarned Rowena Aldus is an Oxford scholar whose passion is researching the venom in spiders to use for medicinal purposes in humans. Though she finds this fascinating, she struggles to get funding. Author Christina Hoag details … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon jungle, crime fiction
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: The Exhumation – Nick Padron
(Reviewed by Don Jung) #CommissionsEarned Madrid, 1937 – Civil War chaos has engulfed the country as the city is under siege. Amid uncertainty, three Americans are going there to find and hopefully exhume the remains of a dead American soldier … Continue reading
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Tagged espionage, Historical fiction, Spanish Civil War
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Five-Alarm Fire (Cat Caliban Series Book 5) – D.B. Borton
(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) I have a friend named Dori. We don’t see each other or speak to each other often, but when we do get together, something special happens. We get into a rapid-fire back-and-forth that turns into laughter … Continue reading
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Tagged cozy mystery
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: One for the Money (Cat Caliban Series Book 1) – D.B. Borton
(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) #ComissionsEarned ”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 … Continue reading
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Tagged cozy mystery, light humor
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Christmas Eve Can Kill You – William Marantz
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned For many of us, ushering in the New Year serves as a letdown, following the joyous Christmas season. For Izzy Miller (aka Muddy Rivers, aka Val Virgo), the season represents the low points of his … Continue reading
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Tagged Canadian fiction, Christmas Eve, crime fiction
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: My Part of Her – Javad Djavahery, Preface by Dina Nayeri, Translated by Emma Ramadan
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “For what reason did the people take to the streets to demand the Shah’s departure? I assure you that if we asked the question today, the majority of Iranians wouldn’t know how to respond. For … Continue reading
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Tagged Historical fiction, Iran, Islamic revolution, political history, Tudeh party
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: A Drinkable Feast: A Cocktail Companion to 1920s Paris- Philip Greene
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommisionsEarned “When spring comes to Paris the humblest mortal alive must feel that he dwells in paradise.” – … Continue reading
An UnderratedRead Revisited: 1414º- Paul Bradley Carr
Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “Be fair to the rapists; don’t feed the trolls; investigate the victims; don’t spook the advertisers; if in doubt, stay quiet…” These were the Bay Area Herald’s rules for investigating powerful tech companies, and Raum … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Tech, crime fiction, ethics, privacy, sexism, Silicon Valley, social media
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