Tag Archives: San Francisco
Die For Me: A Bragg Thriller – Jack Lynch
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Follow the grief and you’ll find the killer.” Peter Bragg, a former San Francisco Chronicle reporter turned private investigator is contacted by a woman, Maribeth, from his past. It’s not what you think. When he was … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged book reviews, crime fiction, mystery, San Francisco
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You Can’t Win – Jack Black
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “From the day I left my father my lines had been cast, or I cast them myself, among crooked people. I had not spent one hour in the company of an honest person. I had lived … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Lost and almost forgotten
Tagged beat generation, memoir, San Francisco
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A Child Out of Alcatraz -Tara Ison
(Reviewed by J.D. Jung) When I visit San Francisco, I often gaze over the bay to that small island that radiates so much history. This island housed some of America’s most infamous criminals: Al Capone, Robert Franklin Stroud (the Birdman … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction, Modern Literary Fiction
Tagged book reviews, Historical fiction, San Francisco
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