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Mistletoe and Murder – S.L. Smith

Posted on September 18, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) Mistletoe and Murder is the fourth installment in the detective Pete Culnane series. The story starts out with a New Year’s Eve wedding reception in the historic Saint Paul Union Depot in Minneapolis where the matriarch, … Continue reading →

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Plato Wyngard and the Valley of the Immortals – Marc and James Lindsay

Posted on September 15, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Plato Wyngard and the Valley of the Immortals is a thriller fiction story, written about Plato Wyngard. He is in search of answers to his father’s death; instead, he becomes stuck in the Vietnam War trying … Continue reading →

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Death of a Busybody (British Library Crime Classics) – George Bellairs

Posted on September 13, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Fifty year old Miss Ethel Tither has made a lot of enemies in her years in the English village of Hilary Magna. She is a major financial donor to the Home Gospel Alliance for Bringing Sinners … Continue reading →

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The Watcher – Eli Carros

Posted on September 9, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) The Watcher is a crime fiction story written about Chief Inspector Jack Grayson and his journey, hunting a serial killer terrorizing London. The killer attacks blond girls, cuts their throats and then leaves behind a necklace … Continue reading →

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Writing for Bliss: A Seven-Step Plan for Telling Your Story and Transforming Your Life – Diana Raab

Posted on August 31, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Writing for Bliss: A Seven-Step Plan for Telling Your Story and Transforming Your Life is a psychology self- help book written about ways to heal and deal with trauma and stress, through writing. The author uses … Continue reading →

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Addict (The Cassie Tam Files Book 1) – Matt Doyle

Posted on August 27, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Addict is a science fiction story about Cassie Tam, the first book of the Cassie Tam Files. The setting of the story is in New Hopeland. Everything is in the future with things like tech shifters … Continue reading →

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Harkworth Hall – L.S. Johnson

Posted on August 18, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Harkworth Hall is a late Georgian historical adventure novel that has hints of goth, romance, and thrill embedded into its story. The tale focuses on the lead heroine, Caroline who is very smart, adventurous, and likable. … Continue reading →

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Skinny and Super Skinny Reads

Posted on August 16, 2017 by J D Jung

(by JD Jung) Want to read something short and sweet or maybe something short and not-so-sweet? Do you have a friend who claims that he/she doesn’t have the time to read? Or maybe you want to learn about an event … Continue reading →

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The Trouble with Reality: A Rumination on Moral Panic in Our Time – Brooke Gladstone

Posted on May 18, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “American history is picked with ferment, battles and brawls over with is true. But at this moment, the nation seems to waging Civil War over reality itself. It is thrilling to watch, and tough to sit … Continue reading →

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Rocks Beat Paper: A Wilson Mystery – Mike Knowles

Posted on May 15, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “You think winning should make you feel like you want to go to Disneyland…That place is for quarterbacks who win games with rules and referees. That isn’t any kind of place for people like us. The … Continue reading →

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