Tag Archives: New Orleans
Blackwell: Prequel to the Magnus Blackwell Series – Alexandrea Weis, Lucas Astor
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “You have to fight to regain you soul. If you do not, you shall lose it forever.” It was the late 19th century and Magnus Blackwell resented his father but attended Harvard through his Boston blue-blood … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Historical Fiction, Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Mythology
Tagged betrayal, Dorian Gray, New Orleans, Oscar Wilde, revenge, Romance, voodoo
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What Lies Within – Clare de Lune
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…I learned how a body could become a beautiful contribution to the power of cosmetics…the most exquisite, deepest shade of blood red lipstick you’ve’ ever seen, rich soaps made from the finest fats…all those parts put … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Dark/Sordid/Bizarre, Our Best
Tagged book reviews, fiction, horror, New Orleans, psychological thriller, San Francisco, suspense
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Blues Highway Blues (A Crossroads Thriller) – Eyre Price
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Poor mannish boy, Danny, hear me singing straight at you You know you sold your soul. And now you’ve lost that … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Jazz & Blues
Tagged blues, book reviews, Crime, fiction, New Orleans, punk, rhythm and blues, Robert Johnson
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Heirloom: A New Orleans Thriller – Lisa Rey (Author), LD Sledge (Contributor)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…probably the most incredible story that ever came out of a city that was accustomed to sordid weirdness from Voodoo to political murder…how can a world so beautiful to the eye conceal such sick human behavior … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged book reviews, Crime, New Orleans, thrillers. New Orleans fiction
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Baronne Street – Kent Westmoreland
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “The morning sun transformed into a rainbow as it passed through beveled-glass panes and formed a halo around Coco’s tousled black hair Her olive features and brown saucer eyes never looked more vibrant. I melted like … Continue reading
Run Baby Run – Michael Allen Zell
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “He’d been in two worlds his whole life. His tender spot. What gave him perspective and experience beyond most people. It was also what could wound him to the quick like nothing else. Why he lived … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Noir-esque fiction
Tagged crime fiction, New Orleans
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The Axeman – Ray Celestin
(Reviewed by JD Jung) The following was submitted to the Times-Picayune on May 6, 1919. “…I am not a human being, but a spirit and a demon from the hottest hell. I am what you Orleanians and your foolish police … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Historical Fiction, Jazz & Blues
Tagged Axeman, Historical fiction, jazz, New Orleans
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Coming Through Slaughter – Michael Ondaatje
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…and you like a weather bird arcing round in the middle of your life to exact opposites and burning your brains out so that from June 5 1907 till 1931 you were dropped into amber in … Continue reading
Posted in Dark/Sordid/Bizarre, Historical Fiction, Jazz & Blues, Lost and almost forgotten
Tagged Buddy Bolden, Historical fiction, jazz, New Orleans
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Madam: A Novel of New Orleans – Cari Lynn and Kellie Martin
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Everything I have, everything I am, I owe to them–to her. …Her family tree was but a stump. And yet, the riches she bestowed upon me: my education, my inheritance…This house, in all its faded elegance, … Continue reading
