A trip to paradise gone awry. The cartel took his son, but contending with a former Soviet special forces officer could be more than they bargained for.
' Drug cartels and hostage-taking are among the provocative plot elements in a tumultuous odyssey that takes you from snowy Russia to the highland jungle of old Mexico and finally to Jamaica's beautiful but troubled shores.
Rodney Powell brings authority and vivid authenticity on par with the best of classic Tom Clancy thrillers !'
Cal THOMAS ─ Syndicated Columnist
THE RANSOM is a continuation of THE PARDON, the breakout debut novel by Rodney Powell. Follow the stories of Vladi Gavrilov and Marco Rivera, moving from the Cold War era to the blood-soaked cartel wars of Latin America.
Most of the time, we can see good and evil for what they are. But life’s journey sometimes takes us through gray areas where our options aren’t so clearly defined. How do you choose when the border between right and wrong is blurred and time is running out? Find out in THE RANSOM ….
'Faith, emotion, anxiety, thrill, and a double dose of adventure ... THE RANSOM brings it all. Powell painted such a vivid picture that I could feel, smell, see, hear, and even taste the situations and settings'
Col Clinton “Sandy” McNABB ─ USAF, Ret
A Soviet officer in Cuba during the Cold War. A crash strands him in America. A former ally turns his worst enemy. Can he survive and find a way home?
'Sometimes a book will haunt you after reading it. THE PARDON is that kind of book.'
Steve BROWN
Key Life — broadcaster, seminary professor, author
SUSPENSEFUL — THOUGHT-PROVOKING — CONSEQUENTIAL ... At the height of the Cold War, a plane crash strands a Soviet officer stationed in America. Living among those he once thought to be the enemy, he transforms into the capitalist he once fought against. His life is entangled with a merciless Cuban prosecutor out for revenge. Both men are torn between ideologies, save for one: their ever-hardening rejection of God.
THE PARDON is filled with action and uncompromised Christian truth ─ the story contrasts freedom and capitalism with the devastating realities of communism. The plot explores the consequences of human choices, spinning an intricate web of envy, treachery, life and death, and how God's search for man transcends all political and geographic boundaries.
'A masterful blend of fact, fiction, and faith — of history and a lesson for younger people of what Cuba’s 'paradise' and the true nature of Communism looks like.'
Cal THOMAS
Syndicated Columnist
'THE PARDON is a real 'page-turner,' complete with twists and turns in the plot that makes it a rollicking good read!'
J.D. HAYWORTH
Member of Congress, 1995-2007
