Dead Reckoning by Ronie Kendig

I really enjoyed reading the book Dead Reckoning. You know I don’t say that very often about a book. This is Ronie Kendig’s debut novel and I’ve noticed that debut novels are usually among the best of an author’s work. Maybe it’s because of the fact that a ton of people want to be published and the author has got to work hard and be great to get through all the steps until they are published. Whatever the reason, I think Ronie Kendig did a great job.

There are CIA agents and terrorists, Christians and Muslims, love and hate, India and Paris, and much more. Shiloh Blake is a great heroine. She’s smart, but not unbelievably so. She makes mistakes and is willing to learn. The hero, Reece Jaxon aka Brutus, is what a hero should be. Sometimes he seemed a bit too good to be true, but that’s what we want in a hero, right? It was suspenseful without twisting my insides into knots; unpredictable without being confusing, and points to God at just the right moments. I loved the touches of advanced technology – like Reece’s motorcycle helmet – set against the huts and alleys of India.

Here is the backcover copy:

Underwater archeologist Shiloh Blake is consumed with passion for the water and inflamed at the injustices of life. When her first large-scale dig traps her in the middle of an international nuclear arms clash, she flees for her life.

When she spots a man trailing her, the questions are, Who is he? And how is he always one step ahead? Is the man trailing her an enemy or a protector sent by her CIA father?

Reece Jaxon is a former Navy SEAL and now serves his country as a spy. His life is entangled by the beguiling Shiloh Blake as he hunts down the sources to a nuclear dead drop in the Arabian Sea near Mumbai, India. The only way to end this nightmare and prevent a nuclear meltdown is to join forces with Reece. Will Shiloh violate her vow to never become involved in her father’s web of intrigue and mystery? Will she reconcile with her past and with him? Will she allow God to help her throught this ordeal of danger, mistrust and uncertainty?

You can find out more information at the  author’s site. You can read the first chapter at Where the Story Begins. Published by Abingdon Press.

This book was sent to me through Christian Fiction Blog Alliance for the book tour. The words are fully my own and I have no affiliate links in this post.

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