About the Book:
More than a decade after the end of the cold war has chilled the Marxist rebel movements around the world, one hot spot remains: Colombia. Why a democratic country with a growing economy should still feel the brushfires of a civil war is a mystery to U.S. analysts, but not to certain parties on the other side of the world.
The inexplicable loss of three major U.S. assets draws the attention of the world to the Colombian demilitarized zone. Are the local Colombian rebels responsible? Or is a deadly Middle Eastern secret cloaked by the jungle canopy of the DMZ?
Among the contingent of politicians and media headed for the DMZ seeking answers is reporter Julie Baker, whose parents had been missionaries in Colombia. Old hurts and terrors surge as she revisits the place of her birth... and her parents' deaths. When Julie's own abduction by guerrillas triggers a time bomb that has been ticking under the feet of the U.S. for a decade, she is left with more questions than answers.
About the Author:
As the child of missionary parents, Windle, an award-winning author and journalist, grew up in the rural villages, jungles, and mountains of Colombia, now guerrilla hot zones. Currently based in Lancaster, PA, Windle has lived in six countries and traveled in more than thirty on five continents. She has fifteen books in print, including political/suspense best-seller CrossFire, The Parker Twins series and Tyndale House Publishers releases: Betrayed, Veiled Freedom, and Freedom's Stand.
My Opinion:
I found this to be almost two books in one. There is the tale of the Muslim fundamentalists and then there is Julie's story of redemption. They manage to intertwine but never to really come together.
The pacing is OK with some stumbles along the way. The character development is good. The love story convincing and the ending decent. There was just too much extraneous information that wasn't relevant to either half of the story. I did enjoy the indigenous peoples from the jungles of Columbia.
The book had some moments of real suspense and true romance and I did enjoy reading it for the most part. It just had some drag through the middle. The ending was exciting but expected.
The DMZ is available on Amazon.com
Disclosure: I received a copy of The DMZ gratis from Litfuse Publicity Group. Any opinions expressed are my honest opinions and were not impacted by my receipt of the free book. I received no monetary compensation for this post.
1 comments:
I'm glad the ending picked up. I hate when the middle is slow.
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