Day of Vindication
Author
James Rupe
Publisher
MidLand
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In Day of Vindication, the reader is swept up on a gripping journey into the all-too-realistic future, depicting tomorrow’s headlines before they happen – a large American city is destroyed by fire, millions die as a result of the surprise attack. Soon after this evil act, the world is placed on alert with the threat of six more equally deadly explosions if the resurrected Muhammad’s demands aren’t met within seven days. Two elite counterterrorism agents, Cassandra “Army” Armendorfer and her partner Raphael Guerra, lead a team of government specialists on a hectic chase across the United States to find the remaining bombs before their time runs out. The hunt ends in Phoenix with a failure to locate the bombs. The President is forced to concede to the terrorists’ demands, but only superficially to allow him enough time to put his secret plan of retribution into motion. After a short respite in Florida, Army is pulled back into service when one of the fleeing killers is spotted in Europe. The chase to locate the missing bombs continues again in Sarajevo, ending in Tel Aviv where the President’s vindication plot begins to unravel. A collection of God-fearing antiquity hunters, the Israeli intelligence network and a divine time-line convince Army that she must take action before it’s to late. While the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Army, skeptical at first, agrees to expose the President’s “Day of Vindication” and end the threat. (Book description)
Reviews
“Day of Vindication” is a fascinating and frightening look at the unthinkable, a nuclear explosion in the United States.
Downtown Houston is gone. Terrorists have detonated a nuclear device that took out hundreds of thousands of innocent people and will result in a total of 3 million deaths from the effects of radiation poisoning within 10 years. The group claiming responsibility has issued an ultimatum with a one week deadline. If the conditions aren’t met, 3 more US cities will be destroyed. When a lead walks into FBI headquarters in Florida, it falls on Agents Armendorfer and Guerra to find the terrorists and the remaining bombs before it’s too late.
Author James Rupe approaches the story from many different sides including, the media coverage, the government reaction, and the FBI investigation. He also divides the story into two parts which was really my only issue with this book. Part two seemed rushed and wasn’t as fully fleshed out as part one. I would have rather seen the book end with part one and have the loose ends tied up in a well-developed sequel. Other than that, Mr. Rupe has painted a terrifying picture of our worst nightmare, a nuclear attack on American soil. Often, it seemed too real and I felt like what I was reading was really a vision into the not-so-distant future if we, as a country, let our guard down. It is a riveting, suspense filled novel that I hope will always remain nothing more than a chilling work of fiction.
Reviewed on 03/08/2010 by ReviewTheBook.com Member April Hanson
Reviewed on 02/22/2010 by ReviewTheBook.com Member Jud Hanson
Regardless of your religious or political leanings, I think everyone in America is aware of the potential of another terrorist attack, or perhaps the end of the world as we know it. One has only to read newspapers, online news or watch the evening news on tv to see that this is a real threat to today's world.
Day of Vindication is a chilling story, and one that should give pause and concern to us all. Imagine: A major US City in Texas suffers a massive explosion, numbering millions of deaths and crippling the local law enforcement system. For some time, the rest of us would be unsure just what happened. Newscoverage would be everywhere, but basically telling us nothing new, hour by hour. Then, as confirmed reports come in, we realize it is the worst possible scenerio; nuclear attack. The search is on to find out who is responsible, and if worse is planned.
The story centers on two elite counterterrorism agents, Cassandra “Army” Armendorfer and her partner Raphael Guerra, lead government specialists on a hectic chase. The search for the bombs and terrorists travels far beyond our country's borders. Could the entire world teeter on the brink of annihilation?
This is definitely a well written, well thought out nail biter! The author seems to have done his research homework thoroughly. I don't want to give away too much of the story': suffice to say that it is nothing less than frightening and sobering.
Reviewed on 10/01/2009 by ReviewTheBook.com Member LAURI COATES
