Scimitar's Edge

by Marvin Olasky

Former college roommates Hal Bogikian (newspaper columnist) and Malcolm Edwards (university professor), both atheists, disagree on most major issues. But they remain associates through the efforts of Malcolm's aunt, Phoebe du Pont, a wealthy Christian widow. When du Pont invites the two men and her beautiful assistant, Sally Northaway, on a tourist and archeological trip to Turkey, the four Americans become the target of a terrorist's kidnapping plot in Scimitar's Edge.Readers will deeply know these memorable characters while also learning about Turkey, the savagery of history, and competing philosophies of life. Along the way, there are razor-sharp thriller sequences and a budding romance as well.

Genres: Christian Fiction

288 pages, Hardcover

First published May 26, 2006

About the author

Marvin Olasky is a senior fellow of the Discovery Institute and an affiliate scholar at the Acton Institute. He also chairs the Zenger House Foundation, serves as a Zenger Prize judge, and is the author of 29 books. From 1992 through 2021, he edited World.

Reviews

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 3 out of 5]

The overall story was good, and the writing was decent.

However, some of the lurid details here were a bit disturbing. I haven't read such passages in Christian fiction before, other than in novels retelling Biblical events, including but not limited to the Crucifixion. If the violent content of films such as The Passion or Son of God bothered you, it might be best to skip this.

[Matt · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not really my thing, but wasn't bad. There were a few parts that really pulled me in and then there was a lot that i would skim over just to get on with the story. Felt a bit choppy at times, but nothing I couldn't ignore.

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a book about Turkey, so that gives it a leg up to begin with. It is full of intrigue and a terrorism plot. It does not read as smoothly as others that I have read - that could be because Olasky is a journalist and it read more like that. I do recommend it - an easy one day or two read.