Checkmate by Steven James book review

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It’s been a glorious Christmas break.  Two weeks off gave me lots of time to read.  This is pretty much what I looked like during the vacation….

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Checkmate by Steven James was top on my list to finish over break.  My husband and I are watching the X-Files on Netflix (all 202 episodes!!!  YAY!) and we’ve also watched Alias, 24, and Fringe.  Government agency shows are exciting and mysterious. We love to watch them!  So Checkmate was a no-brainer; I knew I’d enjoy it.  

This was the first SA Patrick Bowers book I’ve read.  It’s #7 in the series, so I have a lot to catch up on!!   I felt like I missed a lot of the background, especially in terms of Patrick’s personal life.  The whole situation with his daughter and second wife never really made sense to me.  However, when it came to the actual storyline with the criminals Bowers tried to track down, I was all in!

Checkmate could easily be an episode of a TV series like 24.  It has the suspense that kept me on the edge of my recliner.  The “bad guys” were sufficiently despicable.  Bowers is the kind of guy I could vote for on a presidential ballot.  Yep, sounds like a good TV show to me!  There were enough side characters to keep me guessing about the ending.  You know how it is; if the story line is too predictable it’s no fun to read.  I can honestly say that I did not see this ending coming!  There were several mentions of places I’ve visited, so I was also interested in the geography of Checkmate.  It’s pretty safe to assume that I didn’t move from my seat very many times on the day that I read this book.  It was a satisfying way to spend a December afternoon.  If you’re into watching or reading crime drama, you need to put this on your list of books to read in 2015.  You can find a great assortment of Steven James books at Family Christian.

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  1. Sherry Compton says

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  7. Sherry Compton says

    The Know Your Bible: Illustrated sounds like a good read.

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  9. Jennifer Pittman says

    I would like to buy a veggie tales dvd – Beauty and the Beet.

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  11. Sandy Cain says

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    I would get my son his own Bible

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  15. Sherry Compton says

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  19. Sherry Compton says

    I’d like to check out a Reader’s Bible like the Reader’s Bible (ESV) to see how it reads.

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  23. I’d get a Veggie Tales DVD.

  24. Sherry Compton says

    I think this would be a cute Bible for my granddaughter….NKJV Precious Moments Small Hands Bible – Pink

  25. I might get the Fisher Price Advent Calendar.

  26. I want to buy a copy of Hands Free Mama!
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  27. Angela Saver says

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  28. I’d get the DVD When the Game Stands Tall.

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  30. I’d like to get the DVD When the Game stands Tall!

  31. I’d like to get the DVD When the Game stands Tall

  32. Sherry Compton says

    I would like to get my granddaughter a sing a long cd like the 25 Sing-A-Long Christmas Songs For Kids.

  33. Julie Waldron says

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  34. I’d really love to get a copy of the DVD When the Game Stands Tall!

  35. Sherry Compton says

    I’d like the The Boxcar Children Collection Volume 17 for my grandson.

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  38. I’d love to get the DVD called When the Game Stands Tall!

  39. I’d love to get the DVD When the Game Stands Tall

  40. Sherry Compton says

    The ESV The New Inductive Study Bible sounds like a good Bible reference.

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  42. Sherry Compton says

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  43. kathy dalton says

    id buy a devotional

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  46. Sherry Compton says

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  50. I’d love the new Newsboys CD

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  53. i like the Backpack Bible for Teens (KJV). Thank you

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  55. I’d buy the new Newsboys CD

  56. Sherry Compton says

    Veggie Tales is coming out with a new movie Noah’s Ark and you can prebuy it.

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  58. Charlene Kuser says

    I would get the NLT – The Wayfinding Bible – Black LeatherSoft

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  60. Sherry Compton says

    We were big X-Files fans, tuning in weekly to watch Mulder and Scully. Glad you are enjoying it. It’s nice when the books you are reading are the same genre as what you are watching.

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