"Great futuristic thriller"

After the disappearances of millions of adults and all of the children across the globe, a dynamic new leader emerged to try to bring peace to a troubled world. Azol Dante, a charismatic individual; founded the Prodigal Project dedicated to bring together people into a one world and faith utopia. As Dante consolidates his base of power, the Seven begins to see that he does not have the world's best interests at heart.

The Mujahideen led by General Izbek Noir are taking control of central and north Africa, the middle east, and South America. As Muslim fights Muslim, American operative John Jameson infiltrates Noir's security forces but no matter how hard he tries, he cannot take out the Muslim leader. When Noir sends Jameson to kill Dante, the assassin meets reporter Cat Earley, another one of the Seven. Together they race to freedom after John kills Dante's assistant. In a church in Selma, Alabama, four of the seven make contact with Cat, hoping to learn what their role will be in the upcoming Tribulation.

This end-times thriller is totally mesmerizing as readers try to figure out what is really happening to the world and why. The authors let the audience know who Azalea Dante and Izbek Noir are supposed to be but give only partial explanation of their respective game plans for the world. With so much action going on, one would think there is no time for character development but the authors make the protagonists and antagonists very believable. This futuristic thriller, the third in the series, gives tantalizing glimpses of what will happen in future books.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted September 7, 2003

Summary

Special Agent John Jameson has been assigned a daunting task-to take out the vicious leader of the militant Islamic mujahideen that has been menacing the world in the wake of the Rapture. Caught between his duty to country and his newfound faith, Jameson has learned a terrible secret. Desperate to relay this information to the highest levels of the American government, Jameson enlists the aid of journalist Cat Early. Caught up in chaotic events that neither could have ever imagined, the pair struggle to have their voices heard in the tumult of a world on the brink of catastrophic global warfare. Only one man seemingly holds the power to bring peace-the charismatic world leader Azul Dante. Global in scope yet powerfully focused on the lives of seven individuals struggling with issues of faith and allegiance to their country, Numbers, the third book of the Prodigal Project series, proves once again that: God Can Use Even the Most Broken of Vessels.