Title: The 13: Fall (Book One)
Author: Robbie Cheuvront and Erik Reed with Shawn
Allen
Pages: 313
Year: 2012
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
My rating is 5 out of 5 stars.
An unlikely trio of a former military chaplain, an FBI agent
and computer whiz along with a former Black Ops now CIA member are forced to
work together to track down a threat to the President of the United
States. The Prophet, as he calls
himself, has contacted the President and warned him that our nation has turned
from God and needs to repent and return to God or things will get dramatically
worse. At first, the President ignores
the threats. However, soon the Prophet’s
predictions become a reality when the economy tanks and the U.S. is unexpectedly
attacked on its own soil. The President
calls in this team to track down the Prophet to stop the descent into chaos
before it is too late.
The CIA agent, Jon Keene, lets everyone know he has the most
experience and will take the lead on the manhunt. FBI agent Megan Taylor is Christian and a
computer whiz, but doesn’t have much field experience. Boz Hamilton is the older veteran who has
lots of military experience, but has learned to follow God’s lead. Jon is angry at God for allowing his young
wife to be killed a few years ago and has made it his personal vow to bring
every criminal he can to justice. Jon
will do whatever is necessary to get his man, but Boz begins talking to Jon
about Jesus. At first, Jon dismisses
Boz’s comments, but in his solitary moments Jon wonders if Boz might have said
some things worthwhile. As they begin to
work together as a team to track down this very clever man, they begin to
appreciate each other’s strengths but also wonder if what the Prophet is
telling them might be the truth.
This is a great story that is full of action, adventure, mystery
and suspense. The pages will turn
quickly as the chapters are short so the pace is fast. The premise for this story is intriguing to
me. What would our nation do if it was
told to repent and seek God? We, as a
nation, have traveled far from the morals and tenets this country was founded
upon and this story really brought that home to me. Readers will see each member of the team bring
their strengths into play in order to track down the Prophet. However, when adversity is met we also see
how each reacts. Who do you turn to when
adversity strikes?