Tag Archives: suspense
Bad Tourists – Caro Carver
(Reviewed by JD Jung) In this riveting novel, three friends in their forties—Darcy, Camilla, and Kate—embark on an extravagant trip to the Maldives to celebrate Darcy’s lucrative divorce. Since their backgrounds and personalities are very different, we wonder how and … Continue reading
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Tagged crime fiction, divorce, friendship, Maldives, suspense
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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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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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Chill Run : An Eddie Barrow Mystery – Russell Brooks
(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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Tagged Canada, crime fiction, suspense
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Bound by Blood: An Erotic Thriller – Clare Castleberry
(Reviewed by JD Jung) (A recent re-release. This was formerly titled What Lies Within, and was reviewed under that title.) “…I learned how a body could become a beautiful contribution to the power of cosmetics…the most exquisite, deepest shade of … Continue reading
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Tagged fiction, horror, New Orleans, psychological thriller, San Francisco, suspense
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An UnderratedRead Revisited:What Lies Within : An Erotic Thriller -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
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Tagged fiction, horror, psychological thriller, suspense
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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, psychological thriller, serial killers, suspense
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Woodcutter – Shaun Baines
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “He made you as indifferent to human suffering as the fucking moon. I’ve done my fair share of evil, but he went too far with you. You were his atom bomb, something that couldn’t be stopped … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews. fiction, British crime, suspense
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Scouse Gothic: The Pool of Life… and Death – Ian McKinney
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “They romanticized the sex and violence but failed to appreciate the overwhelming boredom of being a vampire.” Lee Melville is depressed as he just arrived in Liverpool but has actually been alive a couple of centuries. … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, British crime, suspense, vampires
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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
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Tagged book reviews, fiction, horror, New Orleans, psychological thriller, San Francisco, suspense
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