Book Review- "Monday Night Jihad"

“Monday Night Jihad” by Jason Elam and Steve Yohn (Tyndale House Publishers) is the first of what I hope will be many novels by these authors. The story evolves around Riley Covington, a Second Lieutenant in the USAF Special Ops who, after his tour of duty, returns to his dream career as a professional football linebacker. When a radical group brings terrorism to his home stadium, Riley reverts to his secondary profession with Special Ops to help track and stop them. It’s a great suspense story with some strange twists that will keep you on edge, and then adds some “on target” comments about current sportscasters/commentators that will make you giggle. Elam is a veteran NFL Pro-Bowler who was recently traded by the Denver Broncos to the Atlanta Falcons. Yohn is the director of adult ministries with the Fellowship Community Church. They have combined to paint a very scary and realistic scenario which will make you realize how vulnerable we all are to acts of terrorism. I look forward to their second novel which is due out early next year.