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faith, though shaken at times,
is not destroyed. Billy is a
person God can use to
accomplish remarkable things,
and He does.
Almost Heaven is told on two
levels: the natural and the
supernatural. Billy's guardian
angel, Malachi, is sometimes
allowed to ward off the
demonic forces that want to
destroy Billy, but sometimes
he is called away or not
allowed to intervene.
After reading the book, the
reader will sense that Chris
Fabry knows his characters
intimately. The book contains
some delicate issues, such as
kidnapping and child abuse,
but the author exercises skill
and discretion in writing
about them. This book is a
page turner: beautiful,
insightful and thoughtprovoking.
At times, the
interludes with Malachi slow
down the action a bit;
nevertheless, I highly
recommend it.
Sherri Beeler
Tomorrow we die / Shawn
Grady. Minneapolis:
Bethany House, 2010.
LCCN 2010005988.
PAP, 9780764205965, $14.99.
Fic
326 p. ; 22 cm.
Adult (HS) Rating: 4
Firefighter and paramedic
Shawn Grady brings his
insider’s knowledge to play in
his novel Tomorrow We Die,
adding authenticity to a
behind-the-scenes look at the
world of paramedics.
However, readers should not
expect Grady’s book merely to
be a typical medical novel; it
is an intense murder mystery.
Paramedic John Trestle is
called to the scene of a man in
cardiac arrest who manages to
shove a piece of paper into his
hand and whisper a cryptic
message. The man survives,
but later, when John goes to
his house to return the paper
to him, John finds the man
dead in the hallway outside
his apartment.
Thus begins John’s quest to
decipher the mystery of the
note―which leads him deep
into the inner workings of his
own ambulance company,
revealing shocking corruption.
The story builds to a climactic
and terrifying ending as John
and another medic, Naomi,
face t he murderous
mastermind and barely escape
with their lives.
Tomorrow We Die is a novel
full of suspense and humor.
John’s ambulance partner,
Bones, is a delightful, quirky
character whose crazy antics
and wit brings relief to the
heaviness of the ambulance
runs they make. Peppered
with medical jargon, the novel
allows readers a look at the
daily demands, stresses, and
frustrations that paramedics
face, and reminds us that our
lives are but a vapor.
Sherri Beeler
Against all odds / Irene
Hannon. (Heroes of
Quantico ; 1) Grand
Rapids, Mich.: Revell,
2009. LCCN 2008041926.
PAP, 9780800733100, $14.99.
Fic
334 p. ; 22 cm.
An eye for an eye / Irene
Hannon. (Heroes of
Quantico ; 2) Grand
Rapids, Mich.: Revell,
2009. LCCN 2009015689.
PAP, 9780800733117, $13.99.
Fic
303 p. ; 22 cm.
In harm's way / Irene
Hannon. (Heroes of
Quantico ; 3) Grand
Rapids, Mich.: Revell,
2010. LCCN 2009048994.
PAP, 9780800733124, $14.99.
Fic
326 p. ; 22 cm.
Adult (HS) Rating: 5
Irene Hannon tries her hand
with a new genre: romantic
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