Espionage

This book has pushed Andy McDermott up to the ranks of Dan Brown for me. Yes, he’s that good! At least to me he is. The secrets, the codes, the history….all add up to a hell of a good story. Plus you get some action, adventure, and suspense. Even though the book is long, it was (in my opinion) well researched, well thought out, and well written. Fan. For. Life!
I received an e-copy of this story for my honest review. ( )

The Revelation Code, by Andy McDermott, was originally published in April of 2016. Revelation is book 11 in Mr. McDermott's Nina Wilde & Eddie Chase Series. The story starts with our couple in a personal crisis. Nina no longer heads the IHA, she's pregnant, & has writers block. Poor Eddie can not do a single thing right. Before you know it they're off on another archeological adventure with plenty of danger. A cultist, calling himself The Prophet, Ezekiel Cross wants to bring on the apocalypse. He couldn't have a better name to be a religious zealot. Oh, he's ex-CIA too, so he's serious business. Nina & Eddie seem to have a hard time with this plot & so did I. I expected more mystery & blowing up of things. While still a good read it's not my favorite. The beginning dragged a little bit and never seemed to catch up. ( )

I got to give the author kudos for making his characters question all the stuff that has happened to them and to freak out a little. Keeps me coming back for more. ( )

The Revelation Code by Andy McDermott is a highly recommended action/adventure thriller that is addictively entertaining.

As the eleventh book in the series featuring American archaeologist Nina Wilde and ex-SAS bodyguard Eddie Chase, most fans of the series are going to know the characters by now and understand that the action will be non-stop. "Yes, you two do seem to be an almost magnetic draw for megalomaniacs, murderers, and terrorists." Exactly!

This time Ezekiel Cross is a cult leader who thinks he has unlocked the secret of the four angels in the Bible's Book of Revelation. He has one angel, now he is searching for the other three and needs Nina's (uncooperative) help to find them. Nina is kidnapped and whisked away to the cult's secret location. Eddie is captured and held in another place, to be tortured on camera to secure Nina's continued cooperation with Cross.

Cross is a formidable opponent, but he doesn't quite know what he's up against with Nina and Eddie.

These characters are well developed at this point and their personalities are clear. There is action, but also expect humor.
"You should put all this stuff in a book," said Nina, not willing to be convinced, even though she couldn’t fault his logic. "There’s always a huge market for explanations of the Bible. Call it The Revelation Code or something, I’m sure it’ll be a bestseller."

The Revelation Code succeeds as an action/adventure thriller with a smart plot, great pacing, an evil psychotic bad guy, and globe trotting action. McDermott does an excellent job developing the plot and keeping your interest as the story unfolds.

There were two issues I had with The Revelation Code. McDermott continues to attack American evangelical Christians, which gave me several eye-rolling moments. That specific target is getting a bit old and over-played now. I wish he'd move on to a new group of evil people. But this is fiction, so I'm choosing to overlook that glaring annoyance. The other issues concerns the fact that Nina's pregnant this time around, which she mentions often. This was bothersome to some readers, but since she's a first time pregnant woman I'm choosing to to overlook her obsession with reminding everyone all the time that she is pregnant.

This is a stuck-overnight-at-the-airport book. It will keep you awake and entertained right to the end.

Disclosure: My Kindle edition was courtesy of Random House for review purposes.

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