As someone who loves to
read Christian mystery/fiction books, I was excited at the opportunity to read Lynette
Eason’s newest book, Collateral Damage, the first book in the
Danger Never Sleeps series.
Collateral Damage starts off at an army base in Afghanistan where the men
are preparing to arrest a fellow soldier, Isaiah Michaels who is suspected of
being a traitor and selling information to the jihadists. Sergeant Asher James doesn’t believe the
allegations because it doesn’t square with the man he knows. But he has been charged with leading the
operation as two MARP vehicles set out to Kabul to arrest Specialist Michaels
who has been spotted at a bar. Military psychologist,
Brooke Adams is looking forward to heading home in three weeks. She’s meeting some friends at The Bistro in
Kabal. When Specialist Michaels tries to
catch her eye, Brooke does her best to tune him out and focus on her friends
who have become like family so far away from home.
What happens next is just
the beginning of an action-packed story filled with suspense and lots of twists
and turns. What information did Isaiah
Michaels find? Did he betray his country? What accounts for the large increase of
adoptions at Morning Star Orphanage over the last year? How does it all fit together?
I found myself invested in
this story because I liked the main characters and I wanted to get to the
bottom of the mysteries. I appreciate
that the story did not have filthy language or sexual immorality. The Christian faith was a part of the storyline
and the two main character behavior and choices were influenced by their faith.
I did struggle with the first
chapter because it was long and it introduced at least fourteen characters in a
very fast-paced story. After that
chapter, the pace and number of characters slowed down. I think it would have been better to break it
up into two chapters. I did figure out
who the bad guy was but that didn’t take away from enjoying the book. I was interested to find out his motivation.
Collateral Damage is the first novel I’ve read by Lynette Eason
and I really liked it. The best part of
the book for me was the engaging likable characters. I look forward to reading more of her books
in the future.
If you like suspense and action
with likable characters, read Lynette Eason’s newest book Collateral
Damage.
I would like to thank Revell
Publishing and NetGalley for the opportunity to read Collateral
Damage by Lynette Eason.
I was provided a complimentary copy of this book to read but was not
required to give a favorable review.
1 comment:
Great book review.
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