Blown Coverage

November 17, 2008
With a pure shot of Christian fiction testosterone, pro NFL kicker Elam and pastor turned full-time writer Yohn offer a second Riley Covington thriller. The pro football life of Riley is wrapped around a terrorist plot to kill him after he heroically thwarted a full-blown stadium attack months earlier, in Monday Night Jihad
. For readers who enjoy a suspenseful near-super-hero versus underworld story, this thriller disappoints with its predictable arc and passages of dialogue that are downright mundane and off the plot path. More successfully, the authors use multiple points of view to get inside the minds and excruciating decisions of individual terrorists wrestling, along with the bombs in backpacks, with their own jagged emotions and faith. The novel mixes inside looks into pro football, the faith decisions of terrorists and an irresistible passion between hero and heroine. Christian thriller fans will find enough to keep them on the hook until the last page.

November 1, 2008
This follow-up to the authors' series debut, "Monday Night Jihad", is a fast-paced spy thriller pumped up with adrenaline and a focus on the Middle East and Islam. NFL player Riley Covington lives for the football season, but this year is different. A dangerous terrorist has escaped and is planning a series of attacks on the United States and on Riley in particular. Riley is a member of the Counterterrorism Division, with Jim Hicks and Scott Ross, and together they race against time to prevent the terrorists from bringing devastation to America. With particular appeal for male readers, this title will keep its audience engaged in the hunt. Those who enjoy Joel C. Rosenberg's "Last Jihad" series will want this title, which may also have crossover appeal for fans of Daniel Silva or Vince Flynn.

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