The Voice-Bill Myers

The Voice
Bill Myers
FaithWords, Apr 2008, $13.99
ISBN 9780446697996

In California former Special Forces Agent Charlie Madison suffers from post stress disorder syndrome, which has left him somewhat reclusive. Still he owns and manages a music store as he has to eat. Out of nowhere his thirteen years old deaf niece Jazmin Lutzer rushes into the store insisting men carrying guns are chasing her; someone claiming to be FBI Agent Bolar follows her into the store. Charlie fails to recognize his sister’s daughter, but once he realizes the overall scenario, he manages to get her to safety with him only.

Charlie learns from Jazmin that her parents have been abducted as they and she developed the “Program”, a voiceprint methodology that captures God’s voice. Fanatics from the three major one God religions all want the recording that demonstrates miraculously healing power though it fails to enable Jazmin to hear; these lunatics compete with each other and are willing to kill to obtain the Program. FBI agent Lisa Harmon join the uncle and his niece as they flee to Europe, Africa, and the Middle East trying to keep the Program out of the hands of those who would abuse it in the name of God in order to gain power and suppress others while seeking Jazmin’s parents.

THE VOICE is an interesting inspirational suspense thriller. It takes time to comprehend what is going on as there is too much action at the onset so that bewildered readers along with the reluctant hero have no idea what is happening. Still once the story line settles down even with a zillion chase scenes to follow, fans obtain a fascinating concept; that of capturing God’s voice with modern technology while economic, governmental and religious powers want to control this healing commodity worth a fortune to the owner.

Harriet Klausner