Certain Jeopardy by Capt. Jeff Struecker

Specs:
400 pgs. (Paperback)
Publisher: B&H Books
Rating: 4.5 Stars!
It's so cool it even has a website of it's own - www.certainjeopardy.com

Product Description:
Six American men live behind a protective façade, their real work hidden from neighbors and friends. Different in countless ways, they are intimately the same in one: at any moment their lives can be altered with a phone call, and their actions may change the world.

They are Special Ops. And one team’s mission is about to hit certain jeopardy status when the discovery of an Al Qaeda base in Venezuela becomes secondary to thwarting the transport of a nuclear weapons expert from that training camp to Iran.

Informed by the true combat experience of Captain Jeff Struecker and finessed by award-winning novelist Alton Gansky, Certain Jeopardy is an immersing and pulsating fictional account of what really happens at every level of a stealth engagement: the physical enemy encounter, the spiritual war fought within a soldier, and the emotional battles in families back at home. --Amazon

I received this great book from Netgalley. I am deeply grateful for the chance to review books like this for FREE. I receive no compensation for my reviews, and my opinions are my own.

General:
Certain Jeopardy was "certainly" thrilling! I really enjoy military thrillers, and this was no exception! Lots of action. One thing I appreciated was...it was real. The Christian on the team did not have all the answers. He hurt like everyone else. The non-Christian team members were also quite realistic. They swore - although I was very relieved that it was limited to "he swore", etc. without spelling it out. The heroes were impressive. There were several intense moments where I was on the edge of my seat, and couldn't see a way out of the situation. Thankfully, the plot avoided becoming too predictable.

I liked:
The teamwork. Endurance. Sticking by each other even when it might mean losing your life. The value of human life and the hard choices that can come your way when you value life. The pain that can result from divorce. Also, a team member's wife divorced him because of his infidelity, and later remarries. (One of the few Biblical reasons for divorce is infidelity - I was appreciated that she had good reason to divorce him and made sure to do it the Jesus way.) The fight between good and evil and the fine line that exists between them. The deep love between a husband and wife. Identifying one of the reasons a parent is being hard on his teenage son - which might apply to some fathers out there. These heroes are guys I would look up to. They are imperfect humans, but God uses them nonetheless. :)

I didn't like:
I wished the Christian member of the team would have witnessed/read his Bible/something to share his faith more. Certain Jeopardy was Christian, but in a quiet, almost inperceptible way. This might make it more acceptable to non-Christians and slip in under their radar, but as a Christian, I wished the character and the author both would have been a little more outspoken about their faith.
One scene in which a character is enduring torture really turned my stomach. A little graphic at times, and quite a bit of violence, but hey - this IS a military thriller!

Overall:
I thoroughly enjoyed Certain Jeopardy. There were a few minor things that I disliked, but they weren't a big deal. Capt. Jeff Struecker has done a wonderful job! It reminded me of some of Dee Henderson's books...but much less romance, of course. If you enjoy a thriller with wild chase scenes and dangerous missions, then you will have a great time reading Certain Jeopardy!

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