Chasing The White Lion
(Talia Inger, Book Two)
by
James R. Hannibal
Genre: Contemporary Christian / Thriller / Suspense
Publisher: Revell
Date of Publication: March 3, 2020
Number of Pages: 384
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Young CIA officer Talia Inger has reconciled with the man who assassinated her father, but that doesn’t mean she wants him hovering over her every move and unearthing the painful past she’s trying to put behind her. Still, she’ll need him–and the help of his star grifter, Valkyrie–if she hopes to infiltrate the Jungle, the first ever crowdsourced crime syndicate, to rescue a group of kidnapped refugee children.
But as Talia and her elite team of thieves con their way into the heart of the Jungle, inching ever closer to syndicate boss the White Lion, she’ll run right up against the ragged edge of her family’s dark past. In this game of cat and mouse, it’s win . . . or die. And in times like that, it’s always good to have someone watching your back.
Former tactical deception officer and stealth pilot James Hannibal takes you deep undercover into the criminal underworld where everyone has an angle, and no one escapes unscathed.
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Want to be a real hero? Compassion International, a real organization fighting child poverty, stars in Chasing the White Lion. By giving hope and a sense of identity to these kids, they’re helping families slam the door on human traffickers. A portion of every book sold will go to support Compassion’s work. You can join the fight simply by buying a copy of Chasing the White Lion.
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Today we welcome author James R. Hannibal to StoreyBook Reviews and share some insights into the book and even the man himself. So sit back and learn a few things.
Why did you choose to write in your particular sub-genre?
My background in covert operations and stealth technology left me little choice. Spinning tall tales in the spy world is a sort of catharsis for a guy who can’t even tell his wife about the juiciest parts of his military career. Constantly using my imagination helps me keep all the classified data buried deep in my conscious mind. And, according to the military, I’ve proven I can keep that data buried, so I no longer have to get their approval before publishing.
Are there under-represented groups or ideas featured in your book?
With Chasing the White Lion I hope to bring attention to the suffering of Burmese refugees in the camps on the Thai/Myanmar border. Many of these families are Christians, chased from their homes by government supported militias. The children in these camps have no official identity, since they are not recognized by Myanmar and Thailand won’t register them. Having no paper or digital identity makes them prime targets for human trafficking—thus the kidnapping that really sets the story in motion. I also want to highlight one group that is fighting for these kids, and fighting hard. Compassion International is battling child poverty around the world, and they are the stars of Chasing the White Lion. In the real refugee camps, Compassion International brings hope, whole-child care, and learning, and pushes back against human traffickers by giving kids a sense of self-worth and a legal identity. Readers can help in this fight by joining Compassion or simply buying a book. A portion of all my author proceeds goes to Compassion International.
What made you decide to write a sequel? Any unexpected hurdles in doing this?
This sequel came to me in a dream on a cold night in Bavaria while I was researching another project. From that moment on, I had to write it. But the deeper I dove into the characters and plot, the more I realized that this story had a special mission. I needed to partner with Compassion International to highlight the work they are doing to end child poverty and combat human trafficking. Giving a charitable organization like Compassion a starring role in a spy/thief thriller is no easy task. We took this effort down to the wire in getting final approval—cutting it so close that we were ready with a letter-for-letter replacement name on the Friday before the final typeset went to print. But the approval came through, and I’m so grateful for the opportunity to use an action tale to spread the word about Compassion’s work.
How important are the names to you in your books? How do you choose the names?
In Chasing the White Lion, one name is super important to me. Most of the scenes with the kidnappers are shown through the eyes of one child, Thet Ye. His name means Brave Life, and I hope that by spending some time in Thet Ye’s shoes, readers will gain a better understanding of these refugee children, their inherent dignity, and their will to survive.
If you were an animal in a zoo, what would you be? In four words or less, tell us why.
Giraffe. My wife loves giraffes.
Do you have any strange writing habits or writing rituals you’d like to share with your readers?
I am ashamed to admit that I like to sit at my desk, write, and eat gummy worms. Red worms. Green worms. Red and yellow worms. Sadly, the order of things is often reversed, and instead of writing and eating gummy worms, I find myself eating gummy worms and writing. This eventually devolves into just eating gummy worms with no writing getting accomplished until all the gummy worms are gone.
Former stealth pilot James R. Hannibal is a two-time Silver Falchion Award winner for his Section 13 mysteries for kids and a Thriller Award nominee for his Nick Baron covert ops series for adults. James is a rare multi-sense synesthete, meaning all of his senses intersect. He sees and feels sounds and smells and hears flashes of light. He lives in Houston, Texas.
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