There have been and still remain those who are sold into all kinds of slavery. There are those places where government representatives are more concerned with power than justice. There are those who sacrifice everything or almost everything to make sure they do their jobs to keep America safe. These are just a few of the plot points covered in Redeeming Liberty by Diane and David Munson, former Federal Prosecutor and former NCIS Agent and undercover DEA Agent respectively. They now use their considerable insights and experience to write stories about crime, law, and international concerns.
Redeeming Liberty reacquaints us with FBI Special Agent Griff Topping, Federal Parole Officer Dawn Ahern, CIA operative Bo Rider (aka Captain Skip Pierce), "Wally", and introduces us to Wally's Sudanese love "Liberty". How all of these individuals unite to form a mechanism to thwart a major act of terrorism is slowly revealed amidst an unjust traumatic arrest, a mission trip, the information from a Russian informant, and a petrifying raid on Liberty's Sudanese community viewed helplessly from a small aircraft.
Once again the Munson's have woven an intriguing mix of characters and plot elements in Redeeming Liberty. The multi-meaningful title emphasizes the price paid to experience real freedom. I'm not sure what the cover signifies which won't matter to most. And once again the story starts a bit slowly, the breaks between plot points almost make a division of Part One and Part Two and even a Part Three necessary or at least plausible because it isn't until the final third of the novel that the integration of all things takes place even though the reader is well aware where the story is headed. Dialogue, while not bad in any way, is not their strong suits as authors.
I found the back and forth between Griff and Dawn a bit tedious and high-schoolish, and even though Bo Rider is fully engaged in his covert ops, some of his character traits made him seem more like an administrator than the former Army Ranger that he apparently was before coming to work for "The Company". Perhaps it's naïve on my part to assume international covert operators would be more like a Mitch Rapp instead of the overly cautious Bo Rider, but then even Mitch Rapp got Mike Nash replaced.
As usual, the Munson's deliver some hot topics in their story with a mostly satisfactory ending. The final arrest scene seemed to appear out of nowhere and the explanation left a void. Still, if you like stories with international drama and covert operations with the faith factor thrown in, Redeeming Liberty will probably work for you.
Father, thank you for the Munson's who serve you and served our country. Please continue to bless their lives and their storytelling. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
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