After failing to make an impression in his doctorate for theological studies Jon Anthony accepts a position in the U.S State Dept. Recruited by an old friend the two of set out a plan to try and change diplomatic relations in war torn Iraq.

Terrorism threatens, and they find themselves a protector, a special tactics operative whose real name can never be given freely.

Their diplomatic mission will reach a conclusion with explosive consequences for both sides shaping the future of two nations.

Theology plays a huge part in this story, it’s a subject that has always intrigued me. Eagerly I threw myself into it.

A few chapters in I was thrown into war torn Baghdad and what seemed to be soldiers’ story.

As a genre of books I only occasionally read I tried to take my time, with terminology I am unfamiliar with and a foreign language I wanted to understand as best as I could.

I must admit I was surprised that I began to enjoy it.

With strong characters, defined by their own surroundings. Although I wondered how a theologian and military personnel would work together the writing made it easy to see a way they could.

Although seeing Iraq in the news an awful lot the descriptive in this novel gave me a new environment to consider, imagining places we as civilians are not privy to see.

The scenes of war can feel horrifically real when reading and have a way of making the reader consider the true danger our military face daily.

The dialogue has an intensity that almost makes you catch your breath in apprehension of the final outcome.

I really did enjoy this book once I got stuck in and has become a genre that I don’t intend to shy away from in future.

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