Final Departure: Death Is Never On Time

by Jeff Walton

Overview

DEATH IS NEVER ON TIME

NCIS veteran Dan Lucas is a man of few words. He spent a career keeping his nation's secrets safe and his personal life--including his faith--private. But what should have been a routine flight home turns into a chaotic nightmare when a lethal storm traps Dan and thousands of passengers inside a dark and clammy airport terminal.

Dan is secretly carrying a massive cache of information that he never planned to share with anyone. But that all changes when an atheist professor chooses the seat next to him... and sparks begin to fly. A caustic battle of the minds erupts between the seasoned spy catcher and the cynical secular Jew that grinds on into the wee hours of the night. What does Dan reveal to the tenured academic during a gut-wrenching night of mayhem and death? Can it save the professor before it's too late?

Their all-night marathon ends with a sudden series of crushing events. Who dies and who survives? What unbelievable miracle is the final result?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780997433401
Publisher:	Sunbrook Publishing
Publication date:	12/09/2016
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Jeff Walton is a US Navy Vietnam veteran and retired US Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) special agent who spent more than thirty-four years in federal law enforcement and national security work. His career assignments ranged from felony criminal investigations to counterintelligence and combating terrorism operations and investigations in the United States, the Far East, and Europe. He also served in senior management positions at NCIS Headquarters, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for C3I, the National Counterintelligence Center, and the Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive. He and his wife live in Florida.

Table of Contents

Dedication ......................................................................................... 5 Contents ............................................................................................ 7 PREFACE ............................................................................................ 9 The Perfect Storm ....................................................................... 11 What's My Line? ......................................................................... 17 Leap of Faith ................................................................................ 28 Opening the Case ........................................................................ 39 Patterns ....................................................................................... 51 Old Becomes New ....................................................................... 68 The Earth Is Flat........................................................................... 80 Wired......................................................................................... 100 The Three-Piece Suit ................................................................. 119 Skunks at the Party ................................................................... 140 Up or Down? ............................................................................. 157 The Rescue Party ....................................................................... 173 Warmth of the Soul ................................................................... 185 The Evil Empire .......................................................................... 203 Final Departure 8 The Rubber Meets the Road ..................................................... 224 Day of Reckoning ....................................................................... 243 Full Circle ................................................................................... 250 About the Author .......................................................................... 259 Ordering Information .................................................................... 261

Editorial Reviews

"An absorbing and inherently fascinating read from beginning to end. Final Departure reveals author Jeff Walton's genuine flair for raptly engaging his readers with deftly crafted characters embedded in an unpredictable plot of unsuspected twists and turns...highly recommended." Midwest Book Review

Readers' Favorite International Book Competion - Gold Medal Winner, Religion; Benjamin Franklin Silver Award Winner - 29th Annual Independent Book Publishers Association Awards; Christian Author Awards Grand Prize First Place Winner 2017; Florida Authors and Publishers President Awards Silver Medal in Adult Christian Fiction and Relgion.

"The main attraction of this well-constructed and compulsively readable book remains the very effectively rendered grand debate at its center." Kirkus Reviews

"A must read for adults of all ages! Final Departure is a sobering and introspective look at life, death and beyond from a Biblical perspective. While delivering a powerful message through his characters, Jeff Walton gives the reader an accurate and entertaining glimpse into the NCIS special agent culture and the operational world that consumes the lives of some of the best federal law enforcement professionals in the business. He delivers a thought-provoking novel about the perils of ignoring the reality of eternity. Final Departure is a serious work that takes a no-nonsense look at the authenticity of the scriptures - we can't predict our final departure, but we can select the ultimate destination -this book helps set that course." Mark Clookie, Director, NCIS (retired)

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