High schooler Spencer Garmond makes
an unlikely hero for Jill Williamson’s Christian suspense novel The New Recruit. In the first place, his
one true love is basketball, and he certainly doesn’t view himself as any sort
of hero. At least, not off the court. The second
reason Garmond is unlikely for the starring role of a Christian novel is that he isn’t even a
Christian.
Spencer is surrounded by Christians.
His deceased parents were believers. The grandma he lives with is, too. It
turns out that even some of the people in his high school are Christians. But
Spencer? He’s not so sure about God. For now, all he wants is a chance to play
b-ball. However, Spencer has gotten into trouble off the court, so he has a
choice: finish high school in a private military school or join a bunch of
Bible geeks pretending to be some sort of spies in a hush-hush group called the
Mission League. Spencer is no goody-goody, but he wants no part of a military
academy. He signs aboard with the Christian spy network and their mission trip
to Moscow.
However, inside Russia, the plot
thickens. Yes, the Christian teens and their sponsors help with the needs of
the poor and needy, but something weird is going on. A beautiful woman named
Anya Vseveloda seems to have an almost spooky influence over people. She’s also
tied in with some Russians who want to infiltrate the Mission League. Weirdest
of all to Spencer, he sometimes sees flashes of scenes that haven’t yet
happened. But how?
Mystery piles onto mystery until
Spencer Garmond is dangling somewhere he really doesn’t want to be. Can he
figure out what is really happening? Will he find faith along the way? The one
thing the reader knows for sure is that, now that Spencer is in the Mission
League, his life is certainly taking a bizarre turn. He might have come reluctantly, but he's determined to see this mission through!
The New Recruit. 422 pages. Marcher Lord Press, 2012
Sounds like a fun read...
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