Book description:
When a cyber terrorist targets the Amish town of Shipshewana, an Amish farmer and a seasoned agent join forces to stop the attack.
How do you defend yourself against an attack you can’t see?
Nora Brooks has been sent to the small town of Shipshewana to stop a cyber-attack that could kill hundreds. She doesn’t realize that she’ll need an Amish farmer to do so. Ben Lapp is walking around the corner of his barn when he comes face to face with a woman dressed in black, bleeding from a wound on her right arm, and aiming a gun at him. When he learns why she’s there, he wants to do more than stay out of her way. He wants to help her stop this threat to the community and the people that he loves. But the man who is threatening Ben’s community has faded into the night, and it’s going to take every bit of cunning and instinct these two possess to find and stop him.
This story first appeared in the Summer of Suspense Anthology. Already read it? Check out the continuing story with Midnight Strike, book 2 in Vannetta Chapman’s Cyber Division series.
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My Review:
A note before I begin this review: This novella first appeared in a collection of stories entitled “Summer of Suspense”. If you have that book, you have this story.
Vannetta Chapman writes amazing mystery/suspense stories. I also love her Amish books. This one combines both genres in a storyline that seems as if it could be right out of today’s headlines. This story has a “race against the clock” feel to it, and as I kept reading, I felt the tension grow all through the story. Although this book is shorter in length, it lacks nothing as far as plot or character development. Even reading it for a second time helped me pick up details that I missed the first time as I was reading quickly to get to the end of the story.
I also loved the characters of Ben and Nora. Ben’s an Amish farmer; Nora’s a seasoned Federal investigator. They come together in a most unexpected way in an unexpected place—the small Amish community of Shipshewana, Indiana. It will take the two of them working together to stop the beginning of a cyber plot that could affect thousands of people. Their differences in background adds much interest to the plot of this story.
I’m hoping that the author will bring these two characters together again in a another book. I loved this “Cyber Division” story.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
About Vannetta Chapman
Vannetta Chapman is the author of 30 published books. She has written for Abingdon Press and Harvest House Publishers, and she currently writes for Harper Collins Christian Publishing and Harlequin/Love Inspired. Her books have hit the CBD Bestseller list, the Amazon bestseller list, and her most recent release, A Widow’s Hope, debuted at #17 on Publishers Weekly mass market list. She’s received numerous awards including the ACFW Carol Award for best mystery (Falling to Pieces), and she was a Christy Award finalist (Anna’s Healing). She recently signed a contract for an additional six books with Harelquin/Love Inspired.
Chapman has a BA and MA in English literature from the University of Texas at Arlington. She has taught for numerous writing groups and speaks around the country on writing, how to publish, and steps to finding an agent and landing a publishing contract. Chapman’s releases include Amish romance, cozy mystery, novellas, romantic suspense, and dystopian. She has tutored writers in these genres and more. She currently teaches English at Central Texas College and writes full time. She’s also the president for the Central Texas Chapter of ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers).
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