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Angel Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Alton Gansky / Realms  
Reviewed by Karri ComptonBe prepared for a great story, one that sports excellent writing and a fitting surprise or two near the end.Whether the novel is about murder, space travel, supernatural phenomena, archaeology, or biblical history, Gansky's got you covered. One of the best and most versatile suspense writers of our time has penned another thought-provoking tale, one that seems simple on the surface but penetrates to the soul. Priscilla Simms, a successful if past-her-prime journalist, obtains priceless footage that vaults her to international stardom after an earthquake shakes her San Diego office and fells another building trapping the governor's daughter. Priscilla's cameraman records an otherworldly being in an odd spaceship performing nothing short of a modern-day miracle. Aster, as he calls himself, proclaims that he comes to bring wisdom and peace to our world. But there are conditions. Priscilla is named his spokeswoman, and she accepts it to a degree. But how do his words jive with her Christian beliefs? Is he really an alien from another planet, or some sort of supernatural being? Can he really end earth's suffering and bring peace? Obviously, with a title like Angel, the reader realizes that Aster is indeed an angel. But what kind? It becomes apparent as the book progresses that Aster's intentions are not as benevolent as they sound. Priscilla realizes a bit too late that he, in fact, is a fallen angel, one that has duped her and millions of others. Be prepared for a great story, one that sports excellent writing and a fitting surprise or two near the end. Galatians 1:8 (NIV) says: "But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned!" That verse says it all. In a world of ever-increasing humanism and religious tolerance, this story hits the spot spiritually. We are easily misled if we are not grounded in our faith and in God's word. Only when we have studied the real thing can we detect the counterfeit, and I'm pretty sure we'll need that skill more and more as the years pass. Be sure to check out this and other Gansky titles, such as my favorites, Crime Scene Jerusalem, the Perry Sachs series, and the Maddy Glenn Series. |
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is passionate about Christian Suspense as both a reader and a writer. She is the author of High-Stakes Inheritance, a romantic suspense novel to be released in September by Love Inspired Suspense an imprint of Steeple Hill Publishers and Nipped in the Bud, a romantic cozy mystery in October from Barbour Publishing.
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