Jeff Struecker
& Alton Gansky
Fiction/Adventure/Mystery
Back of the book:
She traded her gun for the power of words, but now she
needs both.
Amelia Lennon no longer wears a uniform or carries a
weapon. An Army trained Foreign Affairs Officer; she’s negotiating a dispute
with the Kyrgyzstan government that threatens to leave the United States
without an airbase in that region. While following a government contact—the
lawyer daughter of Kyrgyzstan’s president—Amelia witnesses an attempt to abduct
her. She thwarts the kidnapping, but now the two women are on the run in a city
that’s erupting into chaos.
Master Sergeant J.J. Bartley is the Special Operations
team leader tasked to rescue them. With a new member in his unit whose secret
could endanger evreyone’s life, J.J. must soldier the team through crazed mobs
intent on overthrowing the government. Back home, his pregnant wife is
misinformed that her husband and his men have been killed. Before this is over,
Bartley will find out that’s the least of his problems.
About the authors:
Maj. (Ret)
Jeff Struecker was a decorated member of the United States Army’s
most elite fighting corps whose personal experiences in Mogadishu, Somalia,
were documented in the New York Times best seller and major motion
picture Black Hawk Down. Retired with twenty-two years of active
service, he also fought many tours of duty in Panama, Kuwait, Afghanistan, and
Iraq. He is a nationally recognized speaker and pastor of Calvary Baptist
Church in Columbus, GA.
Alton Gansky is
a Christy Award-nominated and Angel Award-winning author who writes to
stimulate thinking about spiritual matters. He served as a pulpit minister for
twenty years and has published nearly thirty books.
My
thoughts:
When I finally put this book down I literally had to
just sit there for a moment to catch my breath. Jeff Struecker’s background in
the military lends an authenticity to this story that can’t be missed. When you
add in Alton Gansky’s flare for suspense you get a story that is totally
consuming to the reader.
This is the fourth joint venture for the two. The
first three were; Certain Jeopardy, Blaze
of Glory, and Fallen Angel. I’ve
enjoyed all of them, but I really think they have hit their stride in this
fourth installment.
There are so many elements in the story that just make
you proud to be an American and doubly proud of those that selflessly serve and
defend our country. Through the intertwining storylines you see in the actions
of J.J. Bartley what it takes to be a true leader. Amelia Lennon shows what it means to be a
strong yet compassionate woman. J.J.’s wife Tess reminds us of the sacrifices
that military families make on a daily basis.
Let me leave you with a small snippet from the book
that is one of my favorite exchanges. I’m not going to say much about it
because it comes in the middle of the book, but I think it sums up the
sentiments expressed in the story.
“You Christians amaze me. You see so much bad in the
world yet you still think there’s a good God.”
Kinkaid gave no sign of offense.
“We also see a lot of
good.”
“Such as?”
“Men willing to sacrifice themselves in a effort to
help others. Sacrifice is the heart of Christianity. Jesus was the ultimate
sacrifice, all the apostles sacrificed their lives—all but one was martyred.
The early church was persecuted. The streets of Rome were lined with Christians
on crosses. I have no expectation that my faith will keep me from trouble.”
“Then why have it at all?”
“To strengthen me in trouble. Faith helps me soldier
on.”
For a wild ride through the war torn country of Kyrgyzstan,
pick this book up. It will not only entertain you with a good read, but you
will come away from it knowing more about our military and the world we live
in.
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