Covenant
Review: Dean Crawford open his debut thriller Covenant in Israel, which for me is a place I have always wanted to visit … so I am eager to read further.
Ahmed, a driver for Professor Damon Sheviz, is very knowledgeable about the Jordan Valley desert area. They are in search of the university's equipment and a Dr. Lucy Morgan, who has disappeared in this godforsaken place. She had found the remains of a creature, which she had simply declared as "not human". Ahmed was the last person to see her.
The fast pace of the novel continues to unfold that had me hooked by the second chapter.
Chapter 3 changes the location to the United States, where the plot thickens.
In reading this book you will come to discover that the "covenant" is not just a theory, but a place. As Crawford winds his tale back and forth between Washington DC and Israel, you are drawn more and more to discover the mystical archeological overtones. The reference to a potential alien being is interspersed throughout, adding an interesting factor.
The cast of characters that are introduced in a measured manner left me thinking this would make for a good movie.
In short, I loved the book.
Special thanks to Lynne Gordon for contributing her review of Covenant.
Acknowledgment: Simon & Schuster provided a copy of Covenant for this review.
Review Copyright © 2011 — Lynne Gordon — All Rights Reserved
Reprinted with Permission
Location(s) referenced in Covenant: Israel, Washington DC
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Covenant by Dean Crawford
Publisher: Touchstone
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 1-4516-2853-6
ISBN-13: 978-1-4516-2853-1
Publication Date: October 2011
List Price: $24.99
Synopsis (from the publisher): When archaeologist Lucy Morgan uncovers a seven-thousand-year-old tomb holding remains alien to our world, she realizes she has stumbled upon something important—something with the potential to rewrite history. But before Lucy can retrieve the remains, she’s abducted.
A former war correspondent in Iraq and Afghanistan, Ethan Warner has seen much action in the line of fire. Now back home in Chicago, he’s hoping to finally pick up the pieces of his broken life and begin to lead a more normal existence. But when called upon by Lucy’s family to help find her, he knows he cannot let them down. Especially since he knows firsthand what it’s like to have a loved one go missing.
Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C., detectives Nicola Lopez and Lucas Tyrell are called to an abandoned building to check out a possible homicide. What at first glance appears to be the bodies of overdose victims in a crack den is instead something more sinister. How is it possible that these emaciated, naked bodies—rotting in the sweltering heat of August—show signs of hypothermia?
Working independently, Ethan and the detectives each discover that a shadowy corporation may have something to do with Lucy’s disappearance and the mysterious bodies. And Ethan soon realizes that it’s not just Lucy’s life that’s at stake but the fate of the world, and he must risk everything to stop those willing to alter the course of history, before it’s too late.