Valhalla Testament, The

by Jon Land, Lance Axt (Reader)

Imprisoned in Nicaragua, an NFL star must escape to the United States to warn the government of an impending terrorist attack—before the sinister forces of the international intelligence community silence him forever.

Jamie Skylar is not a political man. His life has always been about football, and that single-minded dedication was justified when, after he finished setting school rushing records at Brown, the New York Giants gave him a lucrative contract to join their crew of bruisers. But more important to him than football is his sister, and she needs him now.

An American undercover operative masquerading as a journalist in Central America, Beth has just learned of the Nicaraguan army’s plans for an attack inside the United States, codenamed Operation Thunder Clap. She invites her brother to visit her, intending to have him smuggle out the government’s sinister plans. But when she is murdered and Jamie is imprisoned, the running back will need all his strength to escape and warn the United States.

Genres: Thriller, Fiction

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First published July 1, 1990

About the author

Jon Land is an American author of thriller novels and a screenwriter. He graduated from Brown University in 1979 Phi Beta Kappa and Magna cum Laude. He often bases his novels and scripts on extensive travel and research as well as a twenty-five year career in martial arts. He is an associate member of the US Special Forces and is an emeritus board member the International Thriller Writers. John currently lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

Reviews

[Tanuj Solanki · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a reading-writing exercise for me. It isn't too difficult to write like this, I suppose.

The plot is okay, the action regularly skip-worthy. The first third, in Nicaragua, was strongest. The second third, in Australia, was stupid. And Land lost his grip in the finale. He is more comfortable in the middle, when his characters are on the run, when the elements of the equation are still not completely settled. Once the battle-lines are drawn, Land seems to lose interest himself.

[Wenzel Roessler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Land does write an action packed books and this one is no exception. Our lead character was surprisingly well written and interesting, unfortunately everybody else took a big step backwards in interest and in dialogue.

[Doug · Rating 5 out of 5]

Couldn't put it down

I'm really glad I found this author and I can't wait to get his next one. Realistic, believable characters. Action packed.

[Julia :) · Rating 1 out of 5]

So boring! Even though the ideo of the story itself was not bad, I kept falling asleep. I wanted this to be a good book but unfortunately it wasn't.