Free Kindle Read: The Cross and the Badge by William Ablan

Right about now, someone is saying those immortal words, “There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch.”

There isn’t you know.

But for five days, starting Christmas Day and going through the 30th if December, and if you have a kindle account, you can read The Cross and the Badge for free. After that, it goes back to its regular price.

It’s, of course, a bit of marketing with hopes that if you like it, you might go out and purchase the other three novels.

So, let’s talk a little about The Cross and the Badge.

If there’s a single line that will describe the book, it’s the phrase, “Home ain’t home anymore.” Often times I’ve spoken of how veterans don’t always feel like they belong in the place they left. It’s a little like they left being a square peg, but they come back a round one. but everyone around them tries to make them fit back into the square hole.

Will Diaz will return from the Gulf War to a place he knows but seems to have changed. He’ll have a new job as a detective with a department he left years before. He’s going to mend fences with old friends, face new threats, and learn to anchor deep into his faith in God as he deals with the past and faces an uncertain future.

Hope you enjoy it, and Merry Christmas.

Click here for the kindle edition.

My thoughts: I’ll review the newest book in the Lawman series, From the case files of Undersheriff Will Diaz (ret.) soon: The Lawman–Event Horizon. This is a stand-alone novel but you’d enjoy it even more if you get acquainted with Will Diaz and his cast of lawmen, friends (childhood, Army days, townspeople, pastor), and family from the earlier books.

Faith and friendship weave through the nitty-gritty of police work. I was caught up in the authenticity and heart of this compelling story from the beginning. Don’t miss this!