Threat Warning - Book Review

Publisher: Pinnacle
Release date: July 1, 2011
Number of Pages: 400 pages
ISBN-10: 0786024925
ISBN-13: 978-0786024926

Threat Warning is the third installment of John Gilstrap's series featuring Jonathan "Digger" Grave who owns a company that rescues hostages. The story opens with 2 snipers shooting drivers at random on Washington D.C.'S Wilson Bridge during rush hour. The shots are preceded by a shooting at a mall in Kansas City, and is followed by a bombing at a Detroit school. One of the shooters kidnaps the wife and son of a special ops soldier away on duty. They are soldiers for The Army of God who are posing as an Army of Allah in order to keep the police at bay. They are using terror to re-educate Users, ie, people who take whatever they can get in life but do not give back to society. What do the terrorists want? They demand the immediate withdrawal of U. S. Troops in the Middle East. Why do they want this? You will have to read the book. I don't want to be a spoiler.

Threat Warning presents a realistic scenario that scares me. His portrayal of the members of the cult, Army of God, remind me of some so-called Christians who have a narrow view of life; a view that only allows their beliefs to exist. I am not saying that all Christians are like this but just a few sects like Westboro Baptist Church led by Fred Phelps. They protest at funerals of soldiers who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan. Gilstrap's characters are also realistic, from the cult members to the law enforecement officials. The pacing of the plot is fast which made Threat Warning a terrific book to read. Highly recommended.