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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Chill Run: An Eddie Barrow Mystery – Russell Brooks
(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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Tagged Canada, crime fiction, suspense
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Exit Strategy – Linda L. Richards
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “…the sum of my life left me in a black hole. I was desperate, but I was also empty. Then life suddenly showed me the way to make sense of it. A certain kind of … Continue reading
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Tagged crime fiction, murder, Silicon Valley, technology
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: The Desire Card- Lee Matthew Goldberg
(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) Lee Matthew Goldberg’s, The Desire Card, is the kind of book that can put a strain on your relationship. That’s right, it’s that “pull-you-right-in, page-turner” type of book that can evoke the ire of your … Continue reading
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Tagged crime fiction, India, New York
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: The Lost Treasures of R&B – Nelson George
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “They were both Golden Gloves boxers and had that good foot work. They both did splits. Weren’t afraid to get on the floor. Not spinning like hip hoppers but they would get on their knees to … Continue reading
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Tagged corruption, crime fiction, Hip hop, poverty, rhythm and blues
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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: Mygale – Thierry Jonquet (Translated by Donald Nicholson-Smith)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) Ah, revenge can be so sweet. Now mix it with obsession and a touch of madness, and it turns utterly twisted and bizarre. Such is the case with the intense and fascinating novel, Mygale, written by … Continue reading
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Tagged crime fiction, dark fiction, French literature
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The Skin Room – Morgan Fleetwood
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…I was already imagining her insides —I am not one to stop at the body naked. My imagination ran behind the flesh, into the pulp. I imagined her glistening innards, her yellow and purple heart, the … Continue reading
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Tagged crime fiction, dark fiction, psychological thriller, serial killers, suspense
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The Final Days of Abbot Montrose: An Asbjørn Krag Mystery – Sven Elvestad and Stein Riverton
(reviewed by Ann Onymous ) Retired Detective Asbjørn Krag and his police colleague Keller are trying to solve the mystery of the disappearance of Abbot Montrose. But with no photographs, no one really knows what the Abbot looks like. He … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Scandinavian Literature, World Literature
Tagged crime fiction, Norwegian literature
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Dancing to “Almendra” – Mayra Montero, translated by Edith Grossman
Comprar este libro It’s October 1957 in pre-Castro Cuba, and Havana is filled with gangsters, casinos, and corruption. Twenty-two-year-old entertainment reporter Joaquín Porrata is fed up with working for a newspaper where he’s only allowed to interview “comedians and whores.” … Continue reading
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Tagged crime fiction, Cuba, Havana, Historical fiction, Latin American Lit
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The Underbelly (Outspoken Authors Book 3)- Gary Phillips
(reviewed by JD Jung) Mulgrew Magrady, an often-times homeless Viet Nam veteran is trying to get his life back on track. Though he is eight months sober, he is still suffering from his earlier impulsive actions. He abandoned responsibility for … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Noir-esque fiction
Tagged addiction, class, crime fiction, gentrification, Los Angeles, race, social justice
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