Holy Terror
John R Dougherty
Genre
Christian
Publication Date
10/01/2022
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About the Book
Detective Jelani is a tough, veteran cop, who earned his stripes in the rough-and-tumble streets of St. Louis before relocating to Miami. His younger partner, Detective Madigan, is brash and confident. But they were never prepared for what awaits them as they try to solve these latest crimes. They are about to become embroiled in a series of cosmic events which they could have never dreamt of, even in their wildest imaginations. In a world where the angels of heaven and the angels of hell bring their ageless battle to Earth, how will these men, and their families, overcome such insurmountable challenges? As has been the case since the beginning of time, God and His heavenly host are facing off with Satan and his hellish host. Caught in the middle is Thumos, possibly the most powerful angel ever created. He is a warrior angel, “quickened” by God for one thing: battle. And he has seen plenty of that down through the centuries. No one can match his prowess; not even the Archangels. But Thumos has become a disgruntled warrior of God, and after standing by for long enough, he can take it no more. The earthly world of these two Miami detectives will collide with the heavenly world of Thumos. None of them know what is coming, and none of them will ever be the same again.
Book Excerpt
By 5:00pm, Lane saw some responses coming from various parts of the country. “Hey Ian, come take a look at al this.”
“At what?” answered Ian, but without acting as though he was going to heed Lane’s request.
“Just come over here, man,” Lane said in a bit of a hushed tone.
“Okay, okay, don’t get your panties in a wad,” said Ian. He walked over quickly to Lane’s desk.
Lane looked up at Ian. “There are a few other police stations reporting eerily similar incidents, just like some of the crazy stuff we’re seeing here.”
“Seriously?” said Ian, more intrigued, crouching down to look at Lane’s screen. “What are you talking about?”
“I mean like some of the same gruesome murders we are seeing,” said Lane somberly. “Criminals of al sorts are faling.
We’re talking high profile offenders, local hoodlums, apparently even some other international criminals like Shazid the Slayer. This even sounds like some of this craziness is happening outside the good ol’ US of A.”
Ian started to get excited. “This is some news-breaking headline junk, my friend..we….”
“Look,” Lane quickly interrupted. “We can’t create some kind of nationwide firestorm here. I don’t think anyone is cognizant of al this just yet. This is going to take some further investigation before I’m wil ing to take this anywhere.”
A chil ran up Lane’s spine, as he looked Ian squarely in the eyes. He said “What if this is some kind of nationwide crime spree, like some terrorist thing? Maybe some organized crime resurgence?”
“Maybe some kind of home-grown supremacy group, or some crazy crap like that,” said Ian.
“Wel none of these sound like great options,” said Lane sarcasticaly. “And if there is some nationwide, or God-forbid, a worldwide connection in al of this, we are going to be in way over our heads real fast. We need some time to think about al this.”
“It’s getting late, and I’m starving and tired,” said Ian.
“Sure is late,” replied Lane. “And I’m glad you said it in that order, because I know for a fact it’s the ‘starving’ part that comes first for you, then the ‘tired’ part.” Lane chuckled.
“Yeah, yeah, you’re a funny guy,” Ian said dryly. “But you’re absolutely right, you know me al too wel.”
“Wel, I know my family is waiting on me, so I need to get home, for sure. We need time to sleep on al this anyway, take a fresh look in the morning,” said Lane.
“Agreed” said Ian, “Al right, I’l catch you in the morning, buddy. Enjoy your evening with the fam,” and he shot out the door.
Lane left soon afterwards as wel, and pondered this al as he drove home. “Maybe I’m just reading too much into al this,” he thought to himself. “Maybe I’m just being too paranoid.” He pul ed into the driveway, and his thoughts turned to kissing his wife, hugging his daughter, eating a delicious home cooked meal, and then getting a good night’s sleep. He was more than ready for this day to be done.
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About the Author
John R Dougherty
John has spent his professional career working in information technology by day and dabbling in a variety of other diversions by nights and weekends, including a few decades of serving in lay ministry. While serving in this capacity he preached hundreds of sermons, taught countless Bible study classes, and wrote dozens of inspirational articles.
He enjoys golf, guitars, grandchildren, and all things Kansas City – the Chiefs, the Royals, Sporting KC, KC Current, KC Symphony, and KC Broadway, to name a few. He thinks (if not for his long-lost metabolism of youth) he could eat the famous Kansas City barbecue every day…maybe not for breakfast, but lunch and dinner for sure!
Now he is enjoying bringing to life his angelic hero, Thumos, and a host of other characters that he hopes you will find both entertaining as well as either inspiring or repulsive (after all, there are both good guys and bad guys in this story). This is the first book of a series, featuring detectives Lane Madigan and Ian Jelani, whose experience with Thumos will yield life changing results. And if you happen to be interested in such things, happy Bible Easter Egg hunting while you read, since many are planted throughout the book.
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