Book Review: Athena Force : Checkmate

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

Athena Force : Checkmate     Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Doranna Durgin
Class/Genre:   Mystery   Romance   Adventure   Woman Main Character
Series: Silhouette Bombshell
Silhouette Bombshell, Jun 2005, $4.99

FBI legal attaché Selena Jones took the foreign post in Suwan, capital of war ravaged Berzhaan after she caught her husband Colin in the arms of another woman when he was supposed to be on assignment overseas. As far Selena is concerned her marriage is over.

However, Berzhaan Kemeini rebels take control of the embassy holding hostage many people including Prime Minister Omar Razidae, American Ambassador Allori, their staff, and visiting college students. On the loose as a wild card though trapped inside the complex is Selena who makes contact with the Feds. As she works to free the hostages, Colin is her lifeline to the outside, an assignment he demanded because he will do anything including storming the facility to free his wife who he loves.

Take Die Hard out of Los Angeles to the Middle East and change John McClane to a female Athena Academy grad to get somewhat an idea of this exciting thriller. The story line centers on the action as Selena tries to find ways to disrupt the terrorists and save the hostages. Selena is heroic as the “roadrunner” battling the “Coyote” while Cole is frantic to hug her from the moment he realized that something was wrong by how she left their DC apartment until the final “cartoon” confrontation. Doranna Durgin writes an exhilarating fast-paced Athena Academy thriller.

Harriet Klausner

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