Flee the Night (Team Hope Series #1) [Paperback]

Susan May Warren (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 18, 2005

Ex-CIA operative Lacey Montgomery is a liar, a murderer, and a fugitive—or is she? Former Green Beret Jim Micah must either prove her innocence or bring her to justice. Too bad his heart won't stay out of the way. With a little girl's life and national secrets hanging in the balance, Jim and Lacey must trust God to help them flee the secrets of the night.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In this first installment of a three-book series featuring a search and rescue team, shaky writing undermines a promising premise. After years of aliases, international spy Lacey Galloway Montgomery holds the key to a return to personal stability in the Ex-6 encryption/decryption program she's developed. Lacey hopes it will revolutionize the National Security Agency and rehabilitate her reputation as a traitor who allegedly murdered her husband, John. The beautiful, widowed MIT Ph.D.'s heart, however, has always belonged to Jim Micah, the "Iceman," John's best high school buddy. Micah is about to come into her life again, along with his search and rescue team, to help recover Lacey's kidnapped daughter and deliver the Ex-6 safely into patriotic hands. However, Micah has his own set of problems, including keeping the torch he's always carried for Lacey hidden ("she'd gotten under his skin. Like a virus. Or an old football injury"). Reflects Micah: "A smart man would expunge her the second she started tunneling through the soft tissue of his emotions." The idea of a search and rescue team is intriguing, but the novel's pacing is slowed by characters' repetitive self-reflection, theology discussions and flashbacks to high school life. And the rich, specific details of Warren's scenes come at the price of occasional overwriting. (Mar.)
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About the Author

Susan May Warren recently returned home to her native Minnesota after serving for eight years with her husband and four children as missionaries in Russia. She now writes full time from Minnesota's north woods.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.; 1ST edition (March 18, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1414300867
• ISBN-13: 978-1414300863
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #252,170 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Growing up in Minneapolis and attending the U of MN, I learned to love city life, although I'm a woodsy girl at heart. Or maybe I'm an adventurer -- having lived and traveled all over the world, including Siberia Russia as a missionary for eight years. Probably that's why my characters can't sit still, and seem to get into one scrape after another -- they're too much like me! I love God, my family, my country, my church, and feel privileged every day to be able to write stories, that I hope inspire and entertain!

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Action-filled fun!, June 15, 2005

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Laura Domino (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flee the Night (Team Hope Series #1) (Paperback)

Ex-CIA operative Lacey Montgomery has been running for years. Someone has been on her tail. But who? She only stops long enough to catch up with her young daughter. All she wants is a normal life for her child, but she wonders if that's even possible.

The National Security Agency has accused her of murder and Lacey is once again on the run. Will the NSA make her face her crimes? Crimes she never committed?

Who can help her uncover the truth in her past? Whose promises can she believe?

Only one name comes to Lacey's mind: Jim Micah, who was once her friend and childhood sweetheart. However, being an ex-Green Beret, Jim is still determined to defend his country in whatever way he can. He plans to turn Lacy over to the authorities for the crimes he believes she committed.

Now with her daughter held hostage, Lacey must work to free her child without getting herself killed. Lacey knows Jim wants to turn her in to the authorities, but she needs Jim's help to save the life of her child.

This action-filled, suspenseful story was a real page-turner. With several characters to keep track of in a story that unfolded piece by piece, wondering how each fit into the big picture kept me glued to the book until the end.

God's fingerprints are all over this story, showing mercy at every turn. Freedom, both spiritual and physical, eludes Lacey. And though she longs for redemption, she also believes she doesn't deserve it.

When Micah comes to her aid, will he be able to shine God's light as they flee the night?

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You'll LOVE this book!, April 5, 2007

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Stacey (Las Vegas, NV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flee the Night (Team Hope Series #1) (Paperback)

sigh... - one of my absolute favorite fiction heroes! Jim Micah has been crazy about Lacey for as long as he can remember! Right up until the moment that she married his best friend, and beyond. Now, he must choose whether or not to believe the woman who has been accused of killing her husband. Will he follow his heart?

Lacey's been waiting forever for Micah to make a move! That's how she ended up married to his best friend. But now, her daughter has been kidnapped and she is running to the only man she ever really trusted. Will he help? Or has she made a terrible mistake?

And while you're waiting for your copy to arrive, check out Susan May Warren's website for a link to the online novel "Waiting For Dawn" - the prequel to "Flee The Night".

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Susan Warren does it again!, March 27, 2006

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Kristine Morgan (Internationalfalls, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flee the Night (Team Hope Series #1) (Paperback)

Ex cia operative Lacey Montgomery and former green beret Jim Micah have a past. She married his best friend instead of him and then killed her husband and betrayed her country.
Now on the run...her daughter Emily is missing...who else can she turn to? Can Jim find it in his heart to extend mercy to a former friend? Can he help her without losing his heart or betraying his country? What would God have him do?

Susan writes a thought provoking novel introding Team Hope. A Search and Rescue Team who rely on God's guidance.