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Child Finder Series
Child Finder
Child Finder Based on Real Life Experiences... Follow the Paranormal Adventures of an Air Force Special Agent as the Government Exploits His Psychic Abilities to Rescue Abducted Children Major Patrick O Donnell, an Air Force Special Agent assigned to the Pentagon, begins experiencing haunting nightmares about children who have been abducted and murdered before their bodies are found. It quickly becomes apparent that he has a special psychic gift that the government is all too eager to exploit. He is drawn into a TOP SECRET black world community overseen by the FBI that leverages his skills to solve child abductions. Soon Pat discovers that this black world has an even darker underbelly when those close to him begin to die mysteriously. Pat is Irish-Catholic, and he must draw upon his faith and values to sustain and guide him as he faces tough ethical decisions, challenges to his marriage, and the very real threat of harm to his own children...all because of his work. Perhaps some secrets are best kept hidden . . .
320 pages, Hardcover
First published May 19, 2009
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January 4, 2018
Meh. I was excited to discover it’s a trilogy & I couldn’t wait to sink my teeth into it. Let’s just say I won’t be reading the next 2.
It wasn’t at all what I was expecting. It was my impression that the protagonist is a psychic who finds his calling by helping FBI locate missing children. It starts off that way then goes off waaay track. He ends up searching for Osama Bin Laden. Way too many political acronyms & way too white washed with Americanisms for me.
Not a gripping tale, take a pass if you think it’s like “Medium” it’s a poor attempt. The writing style didn’t appeal at all.
It wasn’t at all what I was expecting. It was my impression that the protagonist is a psychic who finds his calling by helping FBI locate missing children. It starts off that way then goes off waaay track. He ends up searching for Osama Bin Laden. Way too many political acronyms & way too white washed with Americanisms for me.
Not a gripping tale, take a pass if you think it’s like “Medium” it’s a poor attempt. The writing style didn’t appeal at all.
December 12, 2017
Fantastic
Really good read, waffled a little too much in places, some spelling mistakes, but otherwise defo getting other books by This author.
Really good read, waffled a little too much in places, some spelling mistakes, but otherwise defo getting other books by This author.
October 17, 2011
Air Force Major Pat O'Donnell discovers that his vivid, sensual dreams about missing children are more than colorful nightmares. He is a psychic and a synesthete - a person with the rare ability to experience the world through a mixture of sensory impressions. He feels AND smells the earth, he hears and tastes water. When Pat queries law enforcement about the subject of one of his frightening visions, he is suspected of the crime. However, once his innocence is established, a top secret government department tests Pat and discovers the range of his mental uber-abilities. Before long, he is working with this very special unit to bring home lost souls.
Author Mike Angley's first novel is a clever re-telling of a classic good versus evil saga with a twist. Pat O'Donnell is a warm, loving family man--a devout Irish Catholic and Federal Agent who packs a gun and a grin. His patience is short and his ability to suffer fools is almost nil. His relationship with his family, his church, the military and his country is passionate. He radiates goodness. In fact, when a troubled government agent/sexy woman makes a play for Pat, the amused reader immediately realizes that Vicky DeSantis will not live until the end of the book. Such an obvious temptress must not muddy up the life of the clean-living hero.
However, the story works on many levels. The plot is carefully thought-out and the characters are three-dimensional and familiar. From the dependable and loyal parish priest to the warm, supportive African American psychologist, Angley surrounds his protagonist with a homey glow. His red-haired wife is as fiery and beautiful as Maureen O'Hara, while his children are well-scrubbed, well-behaved, and well-beloved. There is enough derring-do to satisfy Mission Impossible aficionados while exciting Medium fans and NCIS lubbers at the same time. Child Finder is one of the few general audience thrillers that would also appeal to religious readers and young adults. The lessons are subtle, but the moral choices are clear.
Although Angley plays with traditional ideas, his approach is new and original. This novel received the MWSA 2009 Silver Medal for Fiction out of a very crowded field. However, this will not be the last award for this talented new voice. Recommended for warm rainy day reading with a cup of mint green tea and a Snickers Bar.
Joyce Faulkner, President of Military Writers Society of America, author of "In the Shadow of Suribachi", "Losing Patience", and "For Shrieking Out Loud", co-author of "Sunchon Tunnel Massacre Survivors"
Author Mike Angley's first novel is a clever re-telling of a classic good versus evil saga with a twist. Pat O'Donnell is a warm, loving family man--a devout Irish Catholic and Federal Agent who packs a gun and a grin. His patience is short and his ability to suffer fools is almost nil. His relationship with his family, his church, the military and his country is passionate. He radiates goodness. In fact, when a troubled government agent/sexy woman makes a play for Pat, the amused reader immediately realizes that Vicky DeSantis will not live until the end of the book. Such an obvious temptress must not muddy up the life of the clean-living hero.
However, the story works on many levels. The plot is carefully thought-out and the characters are three-dimensional and familiar. From the dependable and loyal parish priest to the warm, supportive African American psychologist, Angley surrounds his protagonist with a homey glow. His red-haired wife is as fiery and beautiful as Maureen O'Hara, while his children are well-scrubbed, well-behaved, and well-beloved. There is enough derring-do to satisfy Mission Impossible aficionados while exciting Medium fans and NCIS lubbers at the same time. Child Finder is one of the few general audience thrillers that would also appeal to religious readers and young adults. The lessons are subtle, but the moral choices are clear.
Although Angley plays with traditional ideas, his approach is new and original. This novel received the MWSA 2009 Silver Medal for Fiction out of a very crowded field. However, this will not be the last award for this talented new voice. Recommended for warm rainy day reading with a cup of mint green tea and a Snickers Bar.
Joyce Faulkner, President of Military Writers Society of America, author of "In the Shadow of Suribachi", "Losing Patience", and "For Shrieking Out Loud", co-author of "Sunchon Tunnel Massacre Survivors"
September 14, 2009
I'm the author of this award-winning novel -- and so proud of the many 5-Star reviews it has received. In June 2009, when it debuted, the prestigious Library Journal placed it on its Summer Reads list and called it a "compelling debut novel," and "a real find."
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