Line of Duty FROM THE PUBLISHER
At the request of her many fans--Terri Blackstock revisits the heroic cast of characters in this fifth book in her best-selling Newpointe 911 series
In Line of Duty, a bomb explodes at the Icon International building in New Orleans while lawyer Jill Clark Nichols is in the top floor boardroom. The thirty-story building goes up in flames and fire departments from all around the area are called in. The firefighters from Newpointe are especially concerned since they know Jill is inside the building. Dan, her husband, rushes in to save her. But as firefighters work to evacuate the upper floors of the building, a second and third bomb explode, causing the lower floors to cave in. Firefighters and civilians are buried beneath the rubble.
When the smoke finally clears, a count is taken. Jill narrowly escapes the chaos of the explosions and fire only to find Dan missing.
Were the bombs the act of a terrorist, or a scheme coming from a heart of greed? Can Jill's faith carry her through these long days of pain and uncertainty? And will Dan survive this tragedy . . . or sacrifice his life in the line of duty?
Author Biography: Terri Blackstock is the bestselling author of the Newpointe 911 and Sun coast Chronicles suspense series and other books, including Cape Refuge, Emerald Windows, Seaside, and her novels with Beverly LaHaye.
FROM THE CRITICS
Library Journal
Debbie Morris discovers a ticking bomb on an upper floor of the 30-story Icon International Building in downtown New Orleans-but not in enough time to evacuate her daughter, Ashley, before it explodes. In the frantic rush for the staircases, attorney Jill Clark Nichols meets up with Ashley, and they help each other survive. Knowing that his wife, Jill, was meeting with the CEO of Icon, Newpointe firefighter Dan Nichols rushes to the scene, where he is seriously wounded in the rescue mission. The fifth entry in Blackstock's "Newpointe 911" series (after Trial by Fire) provides imperfect but likable characters in a suspenseful story laced with current events. Did terrorists plant the bomb? Or was it a more insidious plot by CEO Donald Merritt to avoid prosecution for Enron-like corporate crimes? Fans of Blackstock's numerous series offerings (including "Cape Refuge" and "Seasons") will want this capable thriller. Recommended for public libraries. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
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