Tuesday, November 5, 2013

STRAIT OF HORMUZ by Davis Bunn


Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.  For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but  woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.  Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?  And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”
                       Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (KJV)

A lesson which Marc Royce and Kitra Korban must re-learn if they are to survive.

In this installment of the Marc Royce adventure series, the story which began with Lion of Babylon and continued in Rare Earth finds an emotional and spiritual conclusion. 

Marc, Kitra and a multinational, ethnically diverse cadre of supporters strive to match wits with a determined enemy adept at saboutage, subterfuge, and misdirecion.  Racing against time, struggling to overcome insurmountable odds, and battling the enemies both external and internal, the team draws courage and confidence from the most powerful force the world will ever experience:  intercessory prayer.

While written as suspense fiction, author Davis Bunn shines the light of faith on the meta-narrative; the story which lies beneath the story.  Timeless truths are skillfully woven throughout, reminding the reader of two spiritual principles that should be rehearsed before getting out of bed in the morning, or retiring to bed at the end of the day:
          1.   There is an all-knowing, all-seeing, all-powerful God who is still ruling the universe.
          2.   You are not He.

I received this book in exchange for an honest review from Bethany House Publishers.

5 stars for hours of arm-chair action and suspense pleasure.

STRAIT OF HORMUZ
Davis Bunn
ISBN 978-0-7642-1138-6
Fiction/Suspense
Bethany House
332 pages
$14.99 U.S.


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