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Book Review: “The Breakthrough” by Jerry B. Jenkins

September 13, 2012 at 5:32 am | Posted in Books | Leave a comment
Tags: Book Review, Christian Fiction, Jerry B. Jenkins, Romance Fiction, Thriller

Jerry B. Jenkins in his new book “The Breakthrough” Book Three in the Precinct 11 series published by Tyndale House Publishers takes us back into the life of Boone Drake and the Chicago Police Department.

From the back cover: After years of turmoil, Boone Drake seems to be back on track. He is the youngest bureau chief in Chicago Police Department history, he heads the city’s Major Case Squad, he has a new family, and his relationship with God has never been better. Still, Boone can’t fight the feeling that something is about to go terribly wrong . . . again.

When disaster strikes, it seems Boone is destined to repeat the past, as tragedy threatens those closest to him. And when his own family’s safety is at stake, Boone is forced to make a difficult choice: stay with his wife, Haeley, who desperately needs him, or pursue a human trafficking ring from the narrow streets, alleys, and hovels of the famed hutong district in Beijing, China, to the ancient city of Tianjin. The stakes have never been higher for Boone as the all-too-personal case grows increasingly dangerous . . . and time is running out.

The action doesn’t stop as Boone Drake travels from Chicago to China dealing with a human trafficking ring. “The Breakthrough” is a page-flipping thriller where not only is his life in danger but the lives of his new family as well. Mr. Jenkins great skill is not only in creating suspenseful plots but in his marvelous characterizations. From Boone all the way down to minor characters they all come to life and we sit on the edge of our seats and we root for them to succeed in the face of what seems like overwhelming odds. “The Breakthrough” is a great read with Mr. Jenkins making us flip the pages as fast as we can because we want to know what happens with Boone and see if he survive and put the bad guys out of business. I do not recommend starting this book late at night because it will cost you sleep as you will not want to put it down. Mr. Jenkins is an excellent writer and knows how to twist your nerve endings as he tightens the suspense. I am looking forward to, hopefully, more books in this series.

If you missed the interview for “The Brotherhood” book one in this series, and would like to listen to it and/or interviews with other authors and professionals please go to www.kingdomhighlights.org where they are available On Demand.

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Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Tyndale House Publishers. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 <http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/16cfr255_03.html> : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Book Review: “The Betrayal” by Jerry B. Jenkins

December 27, 2011 at 12:45 pm | Posted in Books | Leave a comment
Tags: Book Review, Christian Fiction, Jerry B. Jenkins, Romance Fiction, Thriller

Jerry B. Jenkins in his new book “The Betrayal” Book Two in the Precinct 11 series published by Tyndale House Publishers takes us to Chicago early 2011.

From the back cover: Detective Boone Drake has just pulled off the most massive sting in Chicago history, bringing down the heads of not only the biggest street gangs in the city but also the old crime syndicate. The story is the biggest in decades, and the Chicago Police Department must protect the key witness at all costs. Yet despite top secret plans to transfer the witness ahead of his testimony before the grand jury, an attempt is made on his life.

It soon becomes apparent that someone inside the Chicago PD leaked information to the shooter. As evidence mounts and suspicion points too close to home, Boone doesn’t know whom he can trust. An investigation reveals that the turncoat might be someone very close to him, even someone he loves—or is the guilty party just trying to cover up corruption at the highest level of the police department? Trusting the wrong person could prove fatal.

Who can you trust? And when you do trust someone and they break that trust is that the ultimate betrayal? After getting shot Boone Drake needs to find out who arranged for him and his star witness to be killed. He needs to find out why they are trying to frame his girlfriend for something she didn’t do, or, perhaps, she did. In “The Betrayal” Jerry B. Jenkins gives us a story that is not only a page-flipping thriller but the major theme is trust. We, like Boone, have no idea of whom to trust until it all becomes clear at the end. Like Boone our faith is tested as he painfully races against time to protect his witness, clear his name, and identify the culprit. “The Betrayal” is a great read with Mr. Jenkins making us flip the pages as fast as we can because we want to know what happens with Boone and see if he can stand all the tests God puts him through. I do not recommend starting this book late at night because it will cost you sleep as you will not want to put it down. Mr. Jenkins is an excellent writer and knows how to twist your nerve endings as he tightens the suspense. I am looking forward to book three in this series.

If you missed the interview for “The Brotherhood” book one in this series and would like to listen to it and/or interviews with other authors and professionals please go to www.kingdomhighlights.org where they are available On Demand.

To listen to 24 hours non-stop, commercial free Christian music please visit our internet radio station www.kingdomairwaves.org

Book Review: “Glorious Appearing” by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins

August 18, 2011 at 12:26 pm | Posted in Books | Leave a comment
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Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins in their book “Glorious Appearing” Book Twelve in the Left Behind series published by Tyndale House Publishers brings us to the end of days.

There are some who believe that the rapture will signal the beginning of the seven years of tribulation. This is untrue. The rapture, or the removal of the believers, is the signal for the events that trigger the tribulation to occur. The clock starts counting when the antichrist signs the peace treaty with Israel. In “Glorious Appearing” the whole seven years from that moment are almost finished and the devil knows his time is short. So Nicolae, the antichrist, tries to throw everything that he has at the believers taking refuge at Petra.

I could mention names here but that would tell you who survives and you really want to find out for yourselves. Safe to say there really is the triumphal return of Jesus. Mankind had seven years to accept Him and now He has to separate those that did from those that did not; the sheep from the goats. Those that did not have to follow Nicolae to the pit where they will spend the next one thousand years before being released for one more attack then cut off for eternity apart from Him. This was always the purpose of these books to show how terrible this last time will be and to see who will accept God now rather than wait until later and suffer through tribulation.

Dr. LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins provide a fictional background for the real events that the final book of The Bible, Revelation, speak about: the end times. The Biblical accuracy in“Glorious Appearing” is flawless and the story is a page turning thriller. There are wonderful themes: salvation, faith in what you cannot see and who is in charge despite appearances to the contrary. I do not recommend starting this book late at night because it will cost you sleep as you will not want to put it down. Mr. Jenkins is an excellent writer and knows how to twist your nerve endings as he tightens the suspense. I am looking forward to “Kingdom Come” the concluding sequel to this series.

If you would like to listen to interviews with other authors and professionals please go to www.kingdomhighlights.org where they are available On Demand.

To listen to 24 hours non-stop, commercial free Christian music please visit our internet radio station www.kingdomairwaves.org

Disclosure of Material Connection: I own this book. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 <http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/16cfr255_03.html> : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”