Gibraltar Passage

Rendezvous With Destiny #2

by T. Davis Bunn, Davis Bunn

Jake Burnes and Pierre Servais travel to Morocco in hopes of finding Patrique, the French Resistance leader

Genres: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Fiction, Christian, World War II, Suspense, Historical

191 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1994

About the author

Also writes under the names Thomas Locke and Davis Bunn.

Reviews

[Pat Raab · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unfortunately I had not read Book 1, although some of the background filtered through in the telling. The story ended rather abruptly, to my mind.

[Nadine Keels · Rating 4 out of 5]

Patrique, the twin brother of Major Pierre Servais, reportedly died while working as a leader in the French Resistance during World War II. But Pierre and his friend, Lieutenant Colonel Jake Burnes, receive mysterious word that Patrique could be alive, somewhere in Morocco. It might be too much to hope that Pierre could recover a lost brother—and also recapture a lost love in the process in Gibraltar Passage, a novel by author T. Davis Bunn.

In this second book in the Rendezvous with Destiny series, most of the story is told from Jake’s perspective, but he’s more of a supporting character this time while Pierre’s situation is at the center. It isn’t a very long novel, but it has key, internal turning points for both men, wrapped up in a tale of allies, enemies, suspense, moments of longing, and flashes of humor. I don’t think I’ve ever read a novel by this author where I wasn’t amazed by some brilliant turns of phrase, and certain spiritual aspects of this story, for which there aren’t really accurate phrases to describe precisely, resonated with me.

Other times, I thought the spiritual content to be a little basic and obvious, almost as if using the story to give pointers like “read your Bible and pray every day” to the reader. Also, even as the novel is historical fiction, it seems at one point as if the story pauses to give something of a history lesson for a few pages. It’s pretty near a slow stretch leading to the book’s climax. Then, quite soon after the climax, though I wouldn’t say the story ends on an utter cliffhanger, the ending is clearly just a breather before whatever is coming next.

Nevertheless, I flat-out came to like Jake and Pierre in the book before this one, and I only became more invested in them here. I’m looking forward to continuing on to Book Three soon.

[Barbara · Rating 2 out of 5]

2025: Kind of nice for light listening, but plot seemed a bit convoluted. Never quite sure why Patrique was such a target. Maybe I missed something. Also, the rescue from the dungeon was a bit too fantastical.

2014: #2 in a series, but definitely not a stand alone story.

[Danae · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5*

[Wm · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good second book in series.

[Tom Robinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super Read

Even better than book one in series, and I'm thinking this may set the trend for the remainder. You'll be glad you kept reading!

[Josh Caje · Rating 5 out of 5]

Must read!

[Ellen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hooray! I'm so glad I didn't stop the series after the first book. This was, by far, a better read with tighter plot, deeper characterization, and just plain better dialog. In the midst of post-WWII recovery in Allied-occupied Germany, Pierre hears rumors of his twin brother, thought to have died serving the French Resistance, actually having survived the war and in possession of damning news of a French traitor! Speaking of traitors, what about the odd deferential treatment Pierre's ex-girlfriend receives from all the loyal allies who know her? She betrayed them to the Nazi's... right? The answers to all questions lie in the deserts of Morocco in Gibraltar Passage. Absolutely fantastic! It's not surprising to me that Audible.com doesn't even offer book 1, but rather begins the series with book 2. Frankly, I'd recommend going that route. You honestly don't lose that much of the story, in my humble opinion. Plus, if you can get the audio narrated by Ron Verela, you will not regret it. It's the best single-voiced narrator at doing multiple accents that I've heard in a long time. Not quite a full-cast production, but so well done!

[Maxine Burns · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is Book #2 in Davis Bunn's "Rendezvous With Destiny" series. (I listened to the reading on Audio Books). This continued on from the first book and was just as good. I look forward to further books in this series.

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

GOOD-get sequal, leaves you hanging, good gospel telling

[HelenJ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good mystery with the setting I wanted!

[Claudette]

Did not finish.