When Camels Fly

A mother's protective spirit is instinctive. Seeing her daughter in the hands of an abductor Grace Madison shoots to kill. Seconds later another rescuer comes to the scene and shoots the second killer.

The story is complicated and technical. Grace is an archaeologist happiest when she is on a "dig". Dragged into something beyond her ken by her daughter Maggie her protective instincts go on high alert because she realizes that her daughter is not just in danger of being killed but that her obstinate daughter is not going to listen to her either and get out of a bad situation.

The premise of the "stealing of water on a massive scale" in the Middle East using hydrology and science forms the backdrop of the story. Maggie is the hydrologist/scientist who has just discovered how beautifully this is being done to the detriment of some countries in the Middle East and to the bargaining advantage of one. Single handedly trying to stop this is a huge endeavour. Drawing on the support of colleagues and professors who are linked to intelligence services everywhere Maggie drags her mother into this very complicated plot.

Despite the use of science and diplomacy not to say terrifying suspense, the story magnifies the relationship between a mother and daughter at its most basic despite the sophisticated setting. There is also to balance everything a nice romantic element also drawn through the story which lightens the whole.

I enjoyed this tale, but more importantly, my 76 year old mother enjoyed this story. She said it was one of the better mysteries she has read in quite some time. I consider this high praise!

I gained enthusiasm for this book as I progressed in reading it. I felt a strong attachment to each character and cared about their challenges. The unfolding of love between Grace and Mark was a treasure. I know a CIA agent, and his wife and friends do know who he works for but not what he does, so this was a little unbelievable for me. I look forward in subsequent books to explanations. I felt the book had the gentlest of cliffhangers, with some resolution but much anticipation for a continuation of the storyline. I heartily look forward to the next book.

An intriguing book, When Camels fly, drew me into the story with the very first page. With a mixture of suspense, greed, espionage, strong family ties and Christianity, this book was a pleasure to read. The story was very original and I loved how the characters unfolded as the story went on.

I highly recommend this hard to put down, fascinating look into the Middle East. I read somewhere by another reviewer that information about the locations where the action took place was very accurate. Knowing that the author took so much care to make the setting authentic added to my appreciation of the book.

When Camels Fly NLB Horton RidgeRoute Press Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA)
Pub Date   May 12 2014

When Camels Fly is a book that just seems to have action and suspense flying off the pages.

When Maggie's Mother Grace is kidnapped by Rebels Maggie finds herself going through the Israeli dessert to rescue her Mother which she does but yhey are not out of danger the Rebels are still after them.

If you are looking for adventure and mystery you will finf both in When Camels Fly.   Kidnapping,  murder, escape, running through a dessert to escape this book has it all.

When Camels Fly is a book that is full of action from the first page to the last.

I give When Camels Fly five out of five stars...

Happy Reading. ..

Hold onto your seats, this is an action packed adventure from the first page. I loved it. I feel like I traveled through Israel in ways I never have before. The characters are strong, the details were amazing and the action never stopped.