This collection bundles all four titles from the thrilling Riley Covington series by Jason Elam and Steve Yohn into one volume for a great value!#1 Monday Night JihadHe thought his deadliest enemy knelt across the line of scrimmage. He was wrong!After a tour of duty in Afghanistan, Riley Covington is living his dream as a professional linebacker when he comes face to face with a radical terrorist … terrorist group on his own home turf. Drawn into the nightmare around him, Riley returns to his former life as a member of a special ops team that crosses oceans in an attempt to stop the escalating attacks. But time is running out, and it soon becomes apparent that the terrorists are on the verge of achieving their goal–to strike at the very heart of America. This softcover edition also includes a teaser chapter of the next Riley Covington thriller.Written by a member of the NFL; gives readers an insider look at the world of professional athletes and military intelligence. Examines the challenges of homeland security in large-venue events. Explores the tension between the desire for revenge and the constraints of the Christian faith, especially as it relates to Islam. Jason Elam has recently returned from Iraq, where he visited and supported the troops. You can read his journal at mondaynightjihad.blogspot.com#2 Blown CoverageLinebacker Riley Covington returns to another season of mini-camp for the Colorado Mustangs just as a wave of terrorist attacks begin to occur across the country. Sleeper cells are being awakened–likely by the leader of the Cause, who has recently escaped from captivity and is coordinating attacks not only on America but also on Riley and his loved ones. As Jim Hicks, Scott Ross, and the rest of the Counterterrorism Division follow leads in Europe, Riley goes on the offensive to draw out his attackers. But can the Cause be stopped before they’re able to reach their ultimate goal?#3 BlackoutRiley Covington is still reeling from his father’s brutal murder when he learns he’s been traded. Meanwhile, the counterterrorism division has detected a plot to detonate electromagnetic pulse bombs that could leave the U.S. without power, communications, and transportation–right down to dropping planes out of the sky. CTD scrambles to stop the attacks, but they run out of time. Amid the fallout, Riley, Scott, Skeeter, and CTD must regroup to make sure the second bomb doesn’t reach its destination.#4 Inside ThreatAfter taking two football seasons off, Riley Covington is attempting to make a comeback in the league while trying to forget Khadi Faroughi, now on security detail for a prominent senator. But a new attack turns both of their lives upside down yet again. During a state funeral, terrorists overrun the National Cathedral and take senators, congressmen, and their entourages hostage, including Khadi. This new generation of The Cause is made up of homegrown terrorists–an inside threat to the security of the nation. They release most of the hostages, but Khadi and several others are kept behind as significant bargaining chips.The Cause pledges to behead one member of Congress each day throughout the month of Ramadan as a punishment for their own country’s rejection of Islam. Despite the protests of Counter-Terrorism Division director Scott Ross, Riley races to CTD armed with a plan and a fierce determination to rescue Khadi at all costs.
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Review of Monday Night Jihad: I came across this book on Goodreads and saw an author I follow had read it, rated it 5 stars, and what not so I thought I’d give it a shot even though I know nothing about football and expected it to be a somewhat enjoyable but not great book. I was wrong. So wrong. If there is one word to describe what I found in this book it is genuine faith, real, living it out faith, strong faith, broken faith, but all the same faith.
Riley, oh, Riley, one of the characters I had no idea what to expect from, I thought maybe his faith would be lukewarm like the faith of other characters but no, he truly ‘lived’ out his beliefs in the pages of Monday Night Jihad. This suspense has a mix of humor, danger, friendship, and so much more. While there was too much violence for my taste it was okay, I suppose. Now for Scott, he’s a crazy guy, in a good way, but being him, well, that’s not a place anyone would want to be sometimes, Jim Hicks was another character that I liked though with him I had a love/hate feel.
With all of the characters, the settings, and the plot this story pulls together into a thoroughly enjoyable yet edge of your seat novel perfect for all suspense lovers. I do dislike seeing the bad guys POV but that’s just me.
Review of Blown Coverage: Reading this whole series in a matter of days this book blends somewhat with book one and three, oops, which is causing a problem in the review department since it’s hard to review a book that has blended in with other books. So, big oops!
Anyway, it’s a good book and it starts out a little crazy, there are terrorists, lots of shootings, shooting, and fights, of course, plus some characters die, and there’s a countdown on more dangerous attacks, blah blah blah, review complete. For readers over 17/19 or so for violence. (Hopes this would get a Scott Ross stamp of approval if he were a real person.)
Review of Blackout: This had such a sad feel in it, so dark, so much pain, and death. *sighs* With the bombings and a city going dark this novel shows so much truth of how people act, treat others, and how they live. This thriller is has such a wide range of subjects covered, I did feel parts were unrealistic like Riley’s part in finding the EMPs but I may be wrong, I loved reading about the team, their goofiness, the crazy ideas they have, and everything about them, seeing Scott step into the leadership position he had was neat, I loved seeing his character development.
Honestly I loved this but it was so dark/violent/and sad.
Review of Inside Threat: Blackout in no way prepared me for this. Do you ever read a book and go “What happened?” Well, Inside Threat did that for me.
(Some spoilers though I tried not to give away too many read with caution. 😉 ) I am going to attempt to give this book the review it deserves but I fear it may end up to be hard for me to do, since (spoiler) I cried over it, CRIED. I rarely cry over books but WOW, I did not see this ending like it did, how could it, honestly? I have read many, many, maybe too many suspense, but this one? It shocked me. I thought the ending might happen though I didn’t expect it since so few authors do what these two authors did. I respect them for the ending since it ended the series with a strong, fulling believing, rock solid faith in God, His love, His control, I just have to say this book is violent, it is hard, sad, painful, wonderful, and most of all filled with faith much like the first in the series, ending as it did is sad, it’s truthful. There was a reason to end like it did, and I may disagree with the ending and that’s my thought but the out come of the ending was perfect, there’s nothing better than this book’s ending.
Yes, I cried some tears, and many readers I’m sure would sob at this book but I feel it is worth it. This book shows ultimate faith in God, and I just love it, suggest you read it, and ask you to consider the message inside.
No, Riley is not a real man but men can learn from this character.
My one complaint is that there was no closure for Scott, Skeeter, and Keith was in it so little.
And that’s all I have to say one Inside Threat, the book that has broken my heart in a good and bad way.
P.S. Gatorade is AWESOME.