Tag Archives: Canada

The Quiet War: Canadian Front – Michael J. Lalonde

Posted on December 15, 2025 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) This debut espionage thriller introduces readers to an often-overlooked corner of military fiction: Canadian special operations. In The Quiet War, the immediate threat is Al-Najm al-Saghir, who isn’t just a terrorist; his long-term plan is to … Continue reading →

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Chill Run: An Eddie Barrow Mystery – Russell Brooks

Posted on September 10, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) #CommissionsEarned 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 … Continue reading →

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: A Matter of Conscience – James Bartleman

Posted on August 2, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “…Canadians in general are more prepared to help the poor of the Third World than the First Peoples in their own country.” James Bartleman, retired Ontario lieutenant governor and member of the Chippewas of Rama … Continue reading →

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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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There Has to Be a Knife – Adnan Khan

Posted on May 25, 2020 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) < “Those pleasures that I always had access to with her—the tactile, her body, food, her laugh—I knew I would have to keep her away from my darkness to preserve them. I wanted too many shallow, … Continue reading →

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Life After America: A memoir about the wild and crazy 1960s -Joseph Mark Glazner

Posted on March 10, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) How does a young twenty-two year old learn to live in an unfamiliar land with no friends or family and make it his home? Joseph anticipated being drafted into the Viet Nam War and, like so … Continue reading →

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