Mortal Intent

by Bob Massie

Governor Franklin Justice has built his political career on deceit, lust, and power. But just when he seems invincible and poised for another campaign, murder and treachery stand in his way. A fast-paced political novel with healthy doses of mystery, intrigue, and romance--and a poignant look at the consequences of pride.

Paperback

First published November 1, 1992

About the author

Bob Massie has spent fifty years telling stories—in books, newspapers, film, education, and now in a world called Wilderland. He is the author of five previous books and a former syndicated newspaper columnist whose writing career began in the 1980s with Gospel Light Publications, Here’s Life Publishers, and Campus Crusade for Christ.

His earlier fiction includes Mortal Intent, and he wrote two syndicated column over the years
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Massie is also a filmmaker and entrepreneur. He has written and produced four documentary films, including Are We Safer Today, which reunited the living members of the 9/11 Commission for the first time in twenty years. The film streams nationally on public television, and his productions have earned a dozen Telly Awards.

A pilot, painter, Newfields docent, and member of the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, Massie and his wife, Dianna, have three grown children and twelve grandchildren for whom The Mingles in Wilderland was written.

He is the founder of StoryKeepers Press, continuing The Mingles in Wilderland series and StoryKeepers Illustrated Classics.

Reviews

[Jennifer Robb · Rating 3 out of 5]

The plot seemed to lag in the middle, and the unraveling of the mystery occurred quickly and hinged on one scene. The action wraps up in one chapter and the denouement occurs in the last one. All happening a bit too rapidly for my taste, and leaving some unanswered questions.

Since this was a Christian Political thriller, I expected morality to play a bigger role in the story line than it did. I was also surprised that Biblical passages didn't play a bigger role in the plot.