Tag Archives: murder
Russia’s War on Everybody: And What it Means for You – Keir Giles
(Reviewed by JD Jung) When I started reading Russia’s War on Everybody: And What it Means for You, I thought “I know all of this.”, as I considered myself relatively informed on the subject. However, I am so glad that … Continue reading
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Politics
Tagged cyber-crime, disinformation, espionage, media, military, murder, Putin, Russia, Soviet Union, war
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A Death in Valencia – Jason Webster
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned When I visit a city for the first time, I like to go to a local English-language bookstore—if I’m lucky enough to find one— to discover novels featuring the town, incorporating its culture into the … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged corruption, crime fiction, gentrification, murder, Spain, Valencia
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The Endless Rose – Carlos Maleno (translated by Eric Kurtzke)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “Then he thought of that woman, of her writing, that disappeared into itself—chaotic, brutal, savage, suicidal—like automatic writing, or the writing of a lunatic.” Thirty-seven-year-old publisher Roberto Fate was totally mesmerized as he read a … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged crime fiction, murder, publishing, Spain
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: The Well of Ice (An Inishowen Mystery Book 3) – Andrea Carter
(reviewed by Ann Onymous ) “It always amazes me how any version of the same story can circulate in a small town.” If you love an Irish mystery – and who doesn’t? You’ll enjoy this story given to us from … Continue reading
Posted in Revisited
Tagged cozy mystery, Irish literature, murder
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The Weasel Cay Chronicles – Chadd Allan Wheat
(Reviewed by Don Jung) #CommissionsEarned Two brothers live in a remote area of paradise, Weasel Cay, a fictitious island in the Caribbean. Charlie Spinnaker is a former Navy pilot who runs the local helicopter service from the island to Key … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged Caribbean Islands, CIA, drugs, murder
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The Woman in the Library – Sulari Gentill
(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned Four strangers sit in a reading room at the Boston Public Library when they hear a bloodcurdling scream. It appears that a murder has taken place and the four are forced to remain there until … Continue reading
Posted in Australian Literature, Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged Australian fiction, Boston, library, murder
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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
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged crime fiction, murder, Silicon Valley, technology
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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Serial Killers: Horror and Murder: Scary and True Stories of the Most Terrifying Serial Killers the World has Ever Seen! – Frank C. Chastain
(Reviewed by JD Jung) Don’t be fooled by the book cover! You may think it was taken right out of a tabloid headline. No, Serial Killers takes a mostly objective look at some of the world’s darkest and most notorious … Continue reading
Posted in Revisited
Tagged Crime, murder, Non-fiction, psychopaths, serial killers
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Combustible Punch: An enthralling and unnerving probe into the complex mind of a murderer – Paul Michael Peters
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “It’s never the pain at the moment that hurts us. It’s that we are always going to have it, always going to carry it with us. “ Rick Phillips never fully recovered from a high school … Continue reading
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Tagged Crime, murder, serial killers
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Mr. Glamour – Richard Godwin
(Reviewed by Don Jung) This is a dark murder mystery based on the jet- set crowd of London. Two detectives assigned to the case have very demented and bizarre personal lives. Oddly enough, they’re after a serial killer who seeks … Continue reading
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Tagged British crime, murder, serial killers
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