This action packed book from author Mark Terry takes the reader to the G8 Summit where twenty of the world's most powerful leaders are gathered. During this meeting we quickly realize that one man and one man only will have the responsibility of keeping the world and these twenty leaders safe from a terrorist group bound and determined to change the world. And that man has a job on his hands with time as much his enemy as his flesh and blood counterparts.

For although Cheyenne Resort in Colorado Springs seems to be the perfect place for a summit to be held, we find a false sense of security within. For with a sense of hightened security and a beautiful location as well, twenty members of the summit are comfortable in their surroundings, with a sense of well beling that is soon broken when a terrorist group enters their world. Quickly their safe world is changed to one of fear and helplessness.

It seems as though no one will be able to help, that they are on their own, but then again, no one at the summit, (including the terrorists) knows that Derek is on board and is ready to take on the terrorists and beat them at their own game. With terrorist demands on the table to release twenty detainees from Guantanamo Bay, or terrorist leader Richard Coffee will execute one leader each hour until his demands are met, Derek Stillwater must act fast and act smart as well. 

For as cunning as the terrorists are to infiltrate such a supposedly secure summit with security from the FBI, countless agencies, as well as a host of others plus twenty separate countries to boot, these terrorists have met their match in Stillwater, a man posing as a simple maintenance man, just watching and waiting for the terror he knows is out there to strike.

What happens next in this nail biting, edge of your seat, book can only be read to be believed. It is an action packed, neatly packaged, timely story filled with twists and turns as Stillwater and Coffee face off with the fate of twenty summit members at their feet as the clock continues to tick.

I would highly recommend this book to all who love a book that not only is plausable but is action packed as well. For The Fallen, is one book that keeps the readers attention and focus on the plot smoothly moving. It is a book that will introduce many readers to an author who is a real action packed writer writing in todays world with todays problems at the forefront..

Mark Terry nails this book with his characters, plot and action. The Fallen is a winner in every way, from start to finish, a book not soon to be forgotten that readers will quickly find to be a heart stopping, hard to put down book that is "oh too real" in the world today.

Reviewed on 03/01/2011 by ReviewTheBook.com Member Susan Pettrone

Be warned! Once you start reading Mark Terry's "The Fallen," you won't want to stop until the end. That's because this book is packed with action and I mean A-C-T-I-O-N.

Terry sets the novel at the Cheyenne Resort in Colorado Springs, at the G8 Summit where twenty world leaders will be meeting. Before the summit begins, a terrorist group, "The Fallen Angels," is already picking off security forces and inserting themselves in their places. The group is led by Richard Coffee, a disenchanted former Army Special Forces operative who aims to secure the release of his comrades detained by the United States at Guantanamo Bay. Breaching the resort's inner security proves easy for The Fallen Angels since Coffee has recruited many of the G8 members' own security people to join his cause. And once inside, The Fallen Angels hold hostage the G8 leaders, threatening to kill one leader an hour until their demands are met.

Meanwhile, Dr. Derek Stillwater, working undercover at the resort as a maintenance man, is the government's only hope for a good outcome. Stillwater specialized in biological and chemical warfare and counterterrorism in the Army Special Services and worked with Richard Coffee before Coffee's fall from grace. Long thought dead, Stillwater is very much alive, but does he have the smarts, strength, endurance and downright luck to pick off Coffee's men and end the siege?

Author Terry's chapters are short, but the action is long in this gripping novel. He surprises readers with page-turning twists and turns. I found Derek Stillwater to be a world-class hero and I can only hope that Terry continues to tell his story. I highly recommend action junkies read this one. They won't be disappointed.

Reviewed on 06/14/2010 by ReviewTheBook.com Member Darcy Odden

 “The Fallen” by Mark Terry is a suspenseful novel that packs more action into its 279 pages than an entire season of the TV show 24 and whose hero, Derek Stillwater, is reminiscent of a less angry Jack Bauer.

The G8 summit is getting ready to begin in Colorado Springs and with 20 of the world’s leaders planning to be in attendance, no expense has been spared to make this gathering as safe and secure as possible. But despite all the precautions, a terrorist group called The Fallen Angels, manages to infiltrate the summit and take everyone hostage. The leader of the group, Richard Coffee, has agreed to kill one world leader every hour if his demands are not met and the FBI, Secret Service, US Military and Homeland Security are scrambling to come up with a plan to stop the him. Luckily undercover agent Derek Stillwater is on the inside and has no desire to see his old foe win this round. Does one man have what it takes to stop an entire group of terrorists on his own?

“The Fallen” is a thrilling roller-coaster ride from beginning to end with more twists and turns than Lombard Street in San Francisco. Mark Terry has created a likable and engaging hero in Derek Stillwater and, while this is the 3^rd book in a series, it truly stands on its own as a highly entertaining, political action thriller that any reader would thoroughly enjoy. 

Reviewed on 05/11/2010 by ReviewTheBook.com Member April Hanson

 The story begins with a group of The Fallen Angels taking over a checkpoint to the G8 Summit, a gathering of the world’s top leaders that are meeting at the Cheyenne Resort in Colorado Springs. It is the site of the G8 Summit where the world’s top leaders are meeting. The Fallen Angels are terrorists who have plans of their own for the summit.

The US military, FBI, Secret Service and Homeland Security are working together with the security groups of the foreign diplomats to make this event very secure but things do not go according to their plans. In steps Derek Stillwater, a former FBI agent who is now working undercover as a maintenance man at Cheyenne Resort. As such, he has pretty much free reign of the resort and knows all the nooks and crannies. He also knows the head of The Fallen Angels, Richard Coffee who manages to capture the 20 leaders within minutes of their arrival and demands that 20 detainees from Guantanamo Bay be released. Stillwater’s girlfriend gets involved and proves quite helpful along with a former Russian acquaintance. Stillwater uses his knowledge of the enemy, the floor plan of the resort and his plain ingenity to try to stop this plot.

Terry has written a true thriller that has an intriguing plot filled with action and interesting characters. Derek Stillwater is a likable hero and I would love to read more books centering on him and his adventures.

Reviewed on 04/09/2010 by ReviewTheBook.com Member Janice Hidey

Reviewed on 03/13/2010 by ReviewTheBook.com Member Jud Hanson