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Christian Romantic Suspense, Mar 27 2012
Dee Henderson is a favourite author in our house & this particular story, "True Courage" is my favourite of her books. (It has since been re-released as Kidnapped.)
Frank Hardin has been on the FBI's most wanted list for a while, with FBI Special Agent Luke Falcon & his partner FBI Special Agent Jackie Noner trying to track him down for the past year. He manages to stay one step ahead of them. This new assignment is special - this one will personally hurt Luke Falcon.
It is Labor Day weekend & Luke Falcon arrives at the crime scene of another of Frank Hardin's victims. This time it's Frank's girlfriend Karen. As Luke & Jackie get ready to follow up on leads, Luke receives a frantic call from Caroline Lane (his cousin's sister-in-law, & whom he has been dating for the past year) saying that Mark, Sharon & Benjamin haven't arrived at the holiday home. And so the nightmare begins as Luke begins the search for his missing family.
Caroline Lane had been expecting a weekend break with her family, & hopefully seeing Luke again. She hadn't been prepared for the storm that breaks over her as she struggles to deal with the fact her family is missing. Luke is used to this sort of thing, she isn't. Yet it is her steady faith that Luke draws comfort from, & her self-sacrifice that touches his heart.
This audio book version of "True Courage" has been abridged fairly well & Todd McLaren is a good narrator - a big plus for me where audio books are concerned! Also there is music in lots of places to give atmosphere; & sound effects - footsteps, dog barking, phone ringing, helicopter whirring, to name a few - which help to bring the story alive. Whether you're resting due to ill health, doing household chores or travelling in the car; this fast-paced, faith & action filled audio book is enjoyable to listen to over & over again!
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Pleased, May 27 2004
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Pleasant read - would recommend. I've read all the other Dee Henderson books and this one is better than the final O'Mally series book - but not quite as good as some of the earlier Henderson books. As a part of the Uncommon Heroes series - which so far had all centered around the military and shared characters between the books - I was suprised that this book is non-military and shares no ties with the previous three books in the series. Plot does keep moving, although you don't get to understand what drives the "hero" as well as in previous books.
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A great read, Jun 1 2004
True Courage was a really good book. I stayed up all night reading it. I was surprised that it wasn't about someone in the military because the other three books were.
Caroline Lane is devasted when her sister, Sharon, and her family disappear. And when only her brother-in-law Mark is found in a wrecked car her fears mount.It soon is clear it's a kidnapping and FBI agent Luke Falcon, Mark's cousin races against time to find Sharon and her son, Benjamin.He worries that innocent people will not survive..nor his relationship with Caroline.
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