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The Protector, a fast-paced thriller about firefighters and faith from award-winning novelist Dee Henderson, firefighter Jack O'Malley is hot on the trail of a serial arsonist. The criminal paints murals of flames on the walls of the buildings he burns, and leaves popcorn scattered at the scene of his blazes. Sidelined firefighter Cassie Ellis, who is haunted by disabilities from her entrapment in a past fire, is the only eyewitness. She's attracted to Jack, but deeper questions about his lack of Christian faith may put a damper on their relationship. When Cassie and Jack hunt for the perpetrator together, it's a sure-fire recipe for suspense and romance. Although this is the fourth installment in the O'Malley series,
The Protector reads well as a standalone title. The nonstop drama will keep readers on the edge of their seats .
--Cindy Crosby
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From Publishers Weekly
Henderson has steadily built a name for herself with the O'Malley series, and this fourth installment delivers a familiar tale of Christian redemption set against a suspenseful backdrop and sprinkled with loving family ties. The book may win some new readers; one of the most innovative elements of the series is that because every book focuses on a different member of the large O'Malley clan, each novel works reasonably well as stand-alone fiction. This one highlights veteran firefighter Jack O'Malley (the "protector" of the title) as he tries to catch an arsonist whose crimes are escalating in severity. As Jack searches for the criminal, he also initiates a relationship with a burn victim, comes to terms with a sister's impending death from cancer and wrestles for the first time with serious questions of faith. The novel is occasionally intriguing: a couple of the theological conversations are insightful and probing, and the behind-the-scenes approach to firefighting is truly interesting. But Henderson's terse, choppy writing style is too heavy on dialogue and short on descriptive narration, to the point of confusing the reader. This style seems more suited to a mystery-of-the-week teleplay than a sustained, character-driven crime novel. The early theological depth is compromised in the concluding pages by simplistic ruminations on the flames of hell that await unbelievers. Although Jack's eventual conversion has been telegraphed from the beginning, it is disappointing that it comes mostly because he wants to avoid yet another fire.
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