Michelle Vasquez Calls 'Lion of Babylon' an 'Action-packed Thrill Ride'

By Michelle Vasquez

Guest Reviewer

This review was published on Michelle's blog, Life in Review, on July 25, 2011. Reprinted with permission from the author.

Lion of Babylon by Davis Bunn is a spectacular thriller that is full of action, mystery, political intrigue and suspense. It rings eerily similar to some of today's news headlines and is very realistic!

Marc Royce used to work as an intelligence agent until his wife became terminally ill. He stayed by his wife's side, and after she passed away, he worked as a forensic accountant and tried to just keep going through the motions.

Then his good friend, Alex Baird, disappeared in Baghdad and the government came asking for Marc's help to find him. Three other adults disappeared at the same time as well as several children who have been kidnapped. Could these all be related, or all they separate issues?

Marc goes into Babylon to try to follow the clues and unravel the mysteries to find  his friend and attempt to find the others as well. I really liked Marc's character and was rooting for him all the way!  He's intelligent and tough, but kind and compassionate as well. He has to get through the politics and the culture of this foreign place with the help of only a couple of people that he can trust.

I VERY highly recommend this book! Davis Bunn has been a favorite Christian fiction author of mine for quite some time and he has given us yet another masterful work of intrigue and suspense. This is a fast-paced, action-packed thrill ride.

It's a complex plot full of mystery and intrigue, politics and different cultures. The author will transport you to the Middle East where you will swear you can feel it, hear it and smell it. You will be hooked from the very start and won't be able to put this one down. Davis Bunn is a wonderfully talented writer who writes a wide range of Christian fiction.