I will say as a caution that basically all of Henderson’s book involve a Christian falling love with a non-Christian, and then the non-Christian becomes a Christian through various circumstances and then everything ends happily. The story is exciting and well-paced, and the love story is nice but not annoying. In the book, all of these events come together a rather climactic fashion when Sara meets and falls in love with Adam, who happens to be a famous (retired) football player. The kidnapper was never caught, and has continued to stalk Sara throughout her life. This book is about a young woman, Sara, who is under FBI protection (conveniently lead by her brother, Dave) because, as the daughter of a diplomat, she and her twin sister were kidnapped as children and held hostage her sister died. More on the O’Malleys when their time comes ( The Negotiator is technically the first book in the series). Marshall, a hostage negotiator, a forensic investigator, an FBI agent–these books aren’t really about your next-door neighbor. My only real beef with these stories is that you have to give Henderson a lot of leeway for the initial set-up, as her stories are about people with rather unusual jobs and situations. Just brief, realistic dialogue that raises and addresses questions naturally throughout the story. And while she doesn’t just brush those questions off, her writing isn’t full of sermons, either. Henderson is not afraid to face real questions about faith–about why bad things happen to good people, how God can be good when so many people who claim to follow Him are jerks, about faith and the resurrection and trust. The series is intense, with well-paced stories, good mysteries, likable people, and Christians who are actually wrestling with real problems. Frankly, it’s embarrassing.īut Dee Henderson’s O’Malley series (of which Danger in the Shadows is the prequel) does not fall into that category.

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Danger in the shadows by dee henderson