Book Review: Ishamael Covenant by Terry Brennan
His marriage in tatters and his career ruined by lies, Diplomatic Security Service agent Brian Mullaney is at the end of his rope. Banished to Israel as punishment by his agency, he’s assigned to guard a US ambassador and an insignificant box. Little does he know that this new job will propel him straight into a crisis of global proportions.
Inside the box is a messianic prophecy about the fate of the world. And a dark enemy known as The Turk and the forces of evil at his command are determined to destroy the box, the prophecy, and the Middle East as we know it. When Ambassador Cleveland gets in the way, his life and his daughter’s life are threatened–and Mullaney must act fast.
Now agents of three ancient empires have launched covert operations to secure nuclear weapons, in direct defiance of the startling peace treaty Israel and its Arab neighbors have signed. And a traitor in the US State Department is leaking critical information to a foreign power. It’s up to Mullaney–still struggling with his own broken future–to protect the embassy staff, thwart the clandestine conspiracies, and unmask a traitor–before the desert is turned into a radioactive wasteland.
Fans of Joel C. Rosenberg, Steven James, and Ted Dekker will relish the deadly whirlpool of international intrigue and end-times prophecy in Ishmael Covenant–and will eagerly await the rest of this new trilogy.
The description is true. If you enjoy Joel C. Rosenberg, Steven James, and Ted Dekker, Terry Brennan can carry his own among these names. A great storyteller, Ishmael Covenant is everything you want in an end-times thriller. There’s a mysterious box with a Messianic prophecy that a lot of people want access to. People are dying a cruel death over it. There are law enforcement agents, like Diplomatic Secret Service Agent Brian Mullaney, caught between family, job, and global peace. There are religious figures, villains, and political figures like Ambassador Cleveland and his daughter.
Ishmael Covenant moves fairly quickly given the amount of characters and the plot revolving the box, the politics, and everything going on in between. It’s full of intrigue and adventure, and definitely leaves you wanting more. This is the first book in the series, so know not all ends are tied up in this book. The switch of point-of-view, POV, was a lot, but I knew it was essential to the story.
If you love political stories, end-time thrillers, and action packed fiction, I definitely recommend Ishmael Covenant. There’s even a giveaway. Check out my right sidebar to learn more.
I received Ismael Covenant from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated, and all opinions are my own.
