How good is good enough?
How bad is beyond hope?
Do we control our fate or do we just get what we deserve?
Are there really second chances in life?
Is happily-ever-after real or just a cruel joke?
“Awesome book, I really enjoyed it! Looking forward to the next one.”
— Dick Wilbur
John Carter, a.k.a. Dakota, served in the waning years of the Vietnam war as a surgical assassin for the CIA. His unmerciful savagery was his trademark as he did his patriotic duty with cold efficiency. Known in whispers as the fearful ConMa, the legendary ghost of the jungle, he and his partner strategically killed silently, unseen, and leaving no trace or witnesses.
Until he met a Vietnamese girl who reminded him of his humanity. He believed that, when the war would end, he’d take her home to America and they’d live happily ever after. With her, he built a life in Saigon away from the horrors of war. A daughter, a happy home, and he’d learn to keep his bliss from distracting him from his bloody work, and keep the darkness and evils of war outside of his door.
“Thanks, Bob, for a great tale! I didn’t want to put it down and still wanting it not to be over.”
— Dick Ekwall
Fate, in its cold, classic, cruelty, took a hand. The city fell to the invaders from the north, his family was lost to Viet Cong terrorists, he and his partner barely escaped with their lives. Alone and broken, he shook his fist at God, believing Him to be a vengeful, hateful God who toyed with men for some sort of depraved entertainment. In retaliation, he vowed to paint the world with the blood of his victims and anyone else who might get in his way.
For such a man, is redemption even remotely possible? Is there any way to escape the past? Could happily-ever-after itself hope for a second chance?
“The genius of this novel is that, within the peace offered in Christ, there is still inevitably a past that rears its ugly head to challenge even the most committed of believers. Dakota is taken back and forth from the intensity of war to the intensity of grace, constantly wondering which will ultimately win the battle for his soul.”
— Rev. Charles Kuthe
Author, Bob Pierce, weaves a complex and incredibly powerful story of love, hate, vengeance and the human struggle for redemption. This novel explores the very depths of man’s falling from grace, the often bewildering sense of drifting between Heaven and Hell and the frightening desperation of one who realizes that he has become so terribly distanced from God and very much alone.
“Bob Pierce creates a captivating narrative that engages from page one and doesn’t let up until the thrilling climax atop New Hampshire’s frigid Mount Washington. Dakota’s path through his guilt and pain is an interesting journey, pointed vividly by Pierce’s depiction of life as a spy.”
— Author Jacob Grant
“I enjoyed it immensely. It’s one of those books that grabs you right off and you just want to keep reading.”
— Marilyn Prevuznak
