Category Archives: Men’s fiction

“Shared Sorrows” by Vincent Panettiere – Book Review

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Fictionophile

“Shared Sorrows” is a thoughtful and engrossing work of literary fiction. Fitting, because the protagonist, Frank DioGuardia, is a professor of literature. Frank, who is in late middle age, is approaching the anniversary of his father’s death that will signify … Continue reading →

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“Misery Bay” by Chris Angus – Book Review

Posted on July 29, 2022 by Fictionophile

The setting of this novel is what initially enticed me to read it for it is set in home province of Nova Scotia, Canada.  This is a crime novel which does not depict Nova Scotia in a very favorable light, … Continue reading →

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“There’s Only One Danny Garvey” by David F. Ross – Book Review

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Fictionophile

“Trouble prospers when uneducated men have too much time on their hands”.First I have to say that this story will remain in my memory for a very long time. The characters were so vividly rendered, the mood so brilliantly interpreted. … Continue reading →

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“Blacktop Wasteland” by S.A. Cosby – Book Review

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Fictionophile

“A mistake is a lesson, unless you make the same mistake twice.” Beauregard Montage (nicknamed ‘Bug’) is a black man in his late thirties who is feeling the squeeze of financial commitments. His business is behind in its rent and … Continue reading →

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“A Perfect Sentence” by Patrick Starnes – Book Review

Posted on September 14, 2019 by Fictionophile

Desperately dissatisfied with his comfortable, middle-class life, and meandering through his days, Keir Buchan feels like he is just going through the motions of living. A writer of detective novels, he has just been made redundant from the University where … Continue reading →

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The Fiction Gender Gap #booklovers #ReadingCommunity #bookbloggers @bookworms

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Fictionophile

A fiction gender gap? Yes there is one! Surveys taken in Canada, the United States and England suggest that men account for only about 20% of the fiction market!  Why is this so? Warren Adler writes: “There is ample statistical … Continue reading →

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“The case of the missing bubble gum card” by R. Weir

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Fictionophile

This short story introduces the reader to Jarvis Mann, a struggling private investigator living in Denver, Colorado.  In his mid-thirties and single, Jarvis fancies himself a bit of comedian, though his sarcastic wit often only entertains himself. To save money, … Continue reading →

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“The guise of another” by Allen Eskens – Book Review

Posted on December 2, 2017 by Fictionophile

Having never read any of this author’s work before, I had no expectations going in. Perhaps, on reflection, that is how we should approach all titles we have for review – but that is impossible. Anyway, the long and the … Continue reading →

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“Duplicity” by Jane Haseldine – Book Review

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Fictionophile

You have to have your wits about you when you read this novel.  Contrary to what the rather gothic-toned cover would have you believe – this is a modern, action-packed thriller where the ‘good guys’ and the ‘bad guys’ are … Continue reading →

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“Where it hurts” by Reed Farrel Coleman – Book Review

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Fictionophile

A gritty, atmospheric new series about the other side of Long Island, far from the wealth of the Hamptons, where real people live—and die. John Augustus Murphy is a sad, cynical, and empty man.  His life has been riddled by loss. … Continue reading →

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