Dark Intercept: A Military Action and Supernatural Warfare Thriller (The Shepherds Series)
Dark Intercept: A Military Action and Supernatural Warfare Thriller (The Shepherds Series) book cover

Dark Intercept: A Military Action and Supernatural Warfare Thriller (The Shepherds Series)

Hardcover – September 7, 2021

Price
$14.80
Format
Hardcover
Pages
432
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-1496451347
Dimensions
6 x 1.1 x 9 inches
Weight
1.45 pounds

Description

Review Andrews and Wilson kick off the Shepherds series with a roller-coaster ride following a former Navy SEAL who is pulled into a spiritual battle after he takes on a missing persons investigation. . . . By embedding faith elements subtly, Andrews and Wilson allow Jed’s path to the light to slowly reveal itself as a metaphor for following God’s plan. Fans of Frank Peretti will enjoy this action-packed inspirational. -- Publishers Weekly Review “Dark Intercept is a masterpiece of a military thriller with remarkable heart and depth. No one in the genre writes grittier and more authentic action than these two authors, and yet Dark Intercept also deals with the intriguing questions of spirituality and the human condition, making it a spellbinding page-turner that will leave you both thrilled and enriched by the experience.” Mark Greaney, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Relentless and the Gray Man novels “A blistering page-turner of a thriller . . . that effortlessly transports the reader from the adrenaline-filled highs of the battlefield to the soul-searching lows that follow.” Joshua Hood, author of Robert Ludlum’s Treadstone series “The characters are unforgettable and unique, promising a blockbuster Shepherds series. Andrews & Wilson write with the authenticity that can only be achieved through boots-on-the-ground downrange experience. Whether you’re military connected or not, reading this novel will make you want to enlist with these spiritual warriors. Un-put-downable.” K.J. Howe, internationally bestselling author of Skyjack “In Dark Intercept, Andrews & Wilson flawlessly weave a tale of spiritual and natural warfare as riveting as it is inventive. By combining the grittiness and veracity of their bestselling military thriller series with an unabashed focus on the eternal struggle between light and darkness, Andrews & Wilson inject a shot of adrenaline into faith-based fiction. Frank Peretti has company!” Don Bentley, author of the Matt Drake thriller series “A thrilling and gripping ride through the eyes of those who strap on the uniform and serve, [this book] helps us see what true leadership looks like. . . . You’ll enjoy this crackling adventure and learn some valuable things along the way.” Daniel Darling, bestselling author of The Characters of Christmas and A Way with Words “Andrews & Wilson strategically position the physical realm with the spiritual in this edge-of-your-seat thriller. . . . This novel captures perfectly the spiritual warfare raging around us, in a way that is both entertaining and chilling. Expertly woven and crafted, Dark Intercept is sure to have you view the world around you with a different set of eyes. A must-read!” Edwin E., military ministry leader and former Green Beret “From the jaw-dropping opening chapter to the pulse-pounding climax, Dark Intercept is an emotional thrill ride of cinematic proportions. Expect to be blown away and entertained but also left thinking and talking about this book for weeks after you turn the last page. With Dark Intercept, Andrews & Wilson usher in a new era of Christian thriller fiction!” Craig Altman, lead pastor, Grace Family Church “Shifting constantly between the fast-paced thriller and thought-provoking moments of personal challenge, Dark Intercept will take you to a new dimension of fiction that changes your reality. Take the journey!” Chris Bonham, senior executive pastor, Grace Family Church

Features & Highlights

  • 2022 Carol Award Winner!2022 Christy Award Finalist!From the
  • Wall Street Journal
  • , Amazon, and
  • USA Today
  • bestselling authors of the Tier One series and W.E.B. Griffin’s
  • Rogue Asset
  • comes a unique military thriller with a supernatural twist.
  • When dark forces rise, are faith and firepower enough?
  • On the eve of his medical retirement, Navy SEAL Jedidiah Johnson receives a frantic call from his estranged childhood best friend David Yarnell. David’s daughter has been kidnapped off the streets of Nashville in broad daylight. The police have no suspects and no leads. The only clue: the body of a dead priest left behind at the scene. With the clock ticking, David is growing desperate, as is his wife, Rachel . . . Jed’s first love.Despite his painful history with David and Rachel, Jed agrees to help. But he’s spent his career as a door-kicking Navy SEAL, not an investigator. His presence immediately draws unwanted attention, creates friction with the local police, and triggers a mysterious attempt on his life. Just when he thinks things can’t get worse, it starts to happen again―the voices in his head, the nightmares, the visions. Dark memories and strange abilities, things he believed he’d left behind when he fled Nashville for the Navy at eighteen, begin to resurface.Jed realizes that to save the missing girl, he must take a leap of faith and embrace the gifts he’s denied for all these years. To foil this dark intercept, he’ll need more than just his years as a SEAL operator, because he has no choice now but to take up arms and join the battle in the unseen spiritual warfare raging all around him. And there is far more at stake than just a missing girl: the world is not the place he thought it was―and he is not alone.Follow the military heroes of The Shepherds series as they bring the power of light into the dark mystery of Sara Beth’s abduction.

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Andrews & Wilson’s tell a story of how a military warrior uses his faith and spiritual gifts...

Book Review – “Dark Intercept” is a new series – The Shepherds Series -- from Andrews and Wilson and separate from their Tier One and Sons of Valor series. It’s a really good faith-based, spiritual novel based around a former Navy SEAL named, Jedidiah Johnson. On the eve of his retirement, Jed receives a frantic call from his disgruntled childhood best friend, David Yarnell, now a minister. David’s daughter has been kidnapped in Nashville in broad daylight. The police have no suspects and no leads, and the only clue is the body of a dead priest left at the scene of the kidnapping. With the clock ticking, David is growing desperate, as is his wife, Rachel, who just so happens to be Jed’s first love, many years ago. This is an edge-of-your-seat, deep spiritual action thriller. Andrews and Wilson continue to amaze me in how they nicely intertwine faith and ‘violence of action’ all in one carefully planned story. The story is action filled and the pace was intense. As expected from the tag-team duet, the characters were well developed, and the dialogue was believable. This book was a pleasant surprise and what I especially liked about it is Andrews and Wilson’s efforts to tell a story of how a military warrior like Jed Johnson could use his faith and spiritual gifts to bring light and hope into the darkness of wrongdoing. These guys nailed this spiritual faith-based action thriller without being preachy nor overly religious. I could tell that they stepped out of their comfort zone in creating this new series which is deeper than what we are used to reading from them. The book is still packed with military action, but the faith and spiritual elements have been stepped up. I’m excited to read the next installment and highly recommend Dark Intercept.
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Military Thriller fans will not want to miss this one!

An absolute hit and fantastic start to a new series by a powerhouse team of Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson!

Navy SEAL Jedidiah Johnson wants to retire and leave the hectic and dangerous life of the SEALS behind him. On the night of his retirement, he gets a call from a childhood friend who desperately needs his help. Even though they have been estranged for years, Jed goes back to Nashville to help David and his wife Rachel, Jed’s first love. David and Rachel’s daughter has been kidnapped and the police have no leads. The history between Jed, David, and Rachel almost keeps him from coming to help, but the thought of an innocent little girl being hurt because of something he can’t get past is not something he wants on his conscious. As soon as he arrives, he finds himself in danger and mysterious forces work against his presence there to help. Soon he finds himself in a hard place, a place he never wanted to be again, a place with the voices back in his head. All things he believed he left behind when he joined the Navy come back to the surface. To save the missing girl, he must go to a place of faith he abandoned long ago to win a fight against good and evil.

This was my first book by this writing pair and I am kicking myself for having gone this long without discovering their writing. This story sucked me in from the first page and held on to me tighter than any story has done in a long time. I have been on a streak of reading several mediocre books and have been aching for something that really touched me and kept the adrenaline pumping. This was that story! I am so glad I picked this one up and gave it a chance. Not only is Jed a great main character, but every other character in the book also plays their roll to perfection. I knew without a doubt before I was even halfway through that this was going to be a series I would want to stick with. There is so much more to unpack with these characters; I want to know more about the history with Jed, David, and Rachel. The little it was touched on was just not enough to satisfy my thirst for their history. Give me more of Ben and his team, how they came together, and their backstories. The possibilities feel endless; I just hope Andrews and Wilson feel the same and keep the stories coming for the Shepard’s. I recommend this book to anyone that loves a good, fast-paced military thriller with a spiritual aspect that gets dark but keeps the light.

I received a complimentary copy of this title from the publisher. The views and opinions expressed within are my own.
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Another A&W stellar piece!!

This Andrews and Wilson Shepherds series debut is the very definition of good versus evil. Navy SEAL Senior Chief Jedidiah Johnson, a man with an intentionally forgotten past is on the verge of retirement as a door kicking terrorist hunter when everything changes.

Retirement from twenty years of military service is something that everyone looks forward to who has spent time in the military. Not needing to jump into a career right away and finding your own niche with your free time was the plan until a young woman is kidnapped, and she is part of a family that he knows well. Being drawn back to the place where he grew up, with friends he hasn’t talked to in decades, family he hasn’t spoken to in a while, and at a place where his life was changed by a freak encounter with something that is not of this world, you can bet he isn’t excited about the trip.

This debut is dark and thorough, and as a faith-based thriller, it has the competitive juices to compete with A&W’s amazing Tier One series. The faith portion of this thriller is not an overpowering in your face religious service, it’s about how your faith can empower you and give you the strength to accomplish things that you might not have thought possible. The action is good, support characters are complex enough and intriguing enough to aid the story and create conflict as well. If you’re looking for something a little less hard hitting than the Tier One series but with the clever and dynamic writing from A&W give this one a try!
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Good Versus Evil

** “The Bible is full of stories where God used flawed, seemingly unworthy people to fulfill His purpose. He doesn’t call the perfect to His service, or there would be no servants at all. He calls the ordinary, the damaged, and the uncertain to faith.” **

“Dark Intercept” by Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson takes on good versus evil in an action-packed story filled with spiritual warfare and a reign of terror.

When Navy SEAL Jed Johnson is contacted by his estranged high school best friend, David Yarnell, that his daughter has been kidnapped, Jed begrudgingly returns to his hometown to help find 12-year-old Sarah Beth.

But Jed quickly learns there is more to the story, as Sarah Beth has special gifts that Jed just might have too — gifts the Dark Ones want to use for evil. Can Jed, along with a secret protective group, find Sarah Beth and stop the Dark Ones from completing their horrific mission in time?

“Dark Intercept” is a fast-paced, heart-thumping story with a supernatural influence that keeps the readers on the edge of their seat, following incredible twists and turns. Andrews and Wilson also do a great job of developing both truly good and delectably evil characters.

They also fill the book with some great themes, like we must walk in the light; “Be not afraid; I (God) walk with you”; God equips us for the path we choose; the importance of wearing the full armor of God; good will come from surrendering for God; and Jeremiah 29:11, that God has a hope, plan and future for us.

One warning: this book does contain a lot of violence; some alcohol use; and curse words.

Fans of Mike Dellosso, Craig Parshall, Mike Nappa, James R. Hannibal and the Delusion series by Laura Gallier will enjoy “Dark Intercept.”

Five stars out of five.

Tyndale House Publishers provided this complimentary copy through NetGalley for my honest, unbiased review.
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Chilling Masterpiece

I have to admit before I write this review that I was aware of this novel before it was even announced. When I first heard about the premise, I was excited to see where these talented authors would take it. Mainly because I believed there was a deep hole in the industry in regards to Christian based thrillers. But also because Brian Andrews and Jeff Wilson are extremely gifted in the art of storytelling. Dark Intercept is the perfect debut of what I believe will be a much talked about success -the Shepherd Series. The introduction of Navy Seal Jedidiah Johnson, and the "mission" he undertakes to rescue his friend's daughter is exciting even without the addition of spiritual warfare. But that is what sets this apart from your typical, run-of-the-mill military thriller. Scripture is used to elevate the narrative in just the right amounts and in the perfect spots while never coming across as "too preachy". When the characters talk to Johnson about putting on the "armor of God", whether you are a believer of not, you can feel the tingle of his anticipation and commitment to battling these very dark bad guys. I don't want to spoil anything, so I'll end here. Just take my word that Dark Intercept is a masterpiece thriller that fills a very big void in today's industry. Take the ride and enjoy each and every page.
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WOW!!!

I couldn’t put this one down. I turned the pages so fast I’m having to read it again to enjoy more of the details. What a ride!!! Already ordered book 2.
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LOVED This Book!!

I absolutely loved this book! I loved the intertwining of spiritual warfare with the military spec ops. Jed, the main character, was struggling with not just his retirement from the SEALs but also with his faith. I feel like I could completely relate with some of his faith-based struggles and that made this story more personal. I was extremely appreciative of the portrayal of the twelve-year-old girl in this story. The writers made her believeable for her age and made her voice come across as perfect for her age in her situation. As the mother of a twelve-year-old girl, I thoroughly appreciate that they didn't make her sound five or twenty five. I have stopped reading books in the past because the author grossly misrepresented the child they are writing. The action and flow of this story made the pages fly by with out even realizing it. I was so caught up in the story, I was done and now waiting (impatiently) for the next one!!

Thank you to Tyndale Publishers and NetGalley for this advanced digital ARC.
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Intriguing story line

The book may start a little slow but sure picks up quickly, becoming a real page turner. The story line is intriguing in that it the underlying spirituality could be quite real. Spiritual warfare at its best. Can hardly wait for the next one in the series.
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Great book!!!

This series of books is fantastic!! Excellent storyline, characters, detail and excitement! I've bought and read all 3, twice now, hoping for the 4th installment!!
The authors also wrote the 'Tier One' series which I highly recommend!!
KEEP WRITING THESE BOOKS!! I'll happily keep buying them!
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Interesting concept

The blending of the spiritual world with the physical world in the thriller genre is an interesting concept. These guys pulled it off.

Definitely recommend.