We Hold These Truths [Paperback]

Skip Coryell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2007

After Hank Simmons caught his wife cheating with his Editor, he fled the hustle and bustle of the big city, and moved away with his four children to a small one-horse town in Northern Michigan. All he wanted was a little peace and quiet, and a safe and happy place to raise his children. Hank bought the local newspaper, and all was well . . . until . . . nine-eleven. And then the peace and tranquility of small-town America is suddenly shattered when a terrorist cell group from Detroit is infiltrated by FBI Special Agent Richard Resnik. Agent Resnik, hot on their trail, follows the terrorists to Grand Rapids, but he underestimates the leader, Momin Islam, who attempts to detonate one of two nuclear suitcase bombs, and then flees north, with Agent Resnik in pursuit. Everything comes to a head when Momin stops in Freidham Ridge for gasoline and a simple bite to eat. Agent Resnik is compelled to join forces with Hank and the townspeople as they fight to capture the terrorist and prevent him from exploding the second nuclear suitcase bomb. Through the course of conflict, Hank and the other townspeople are forced out of their small, secure worlds, and now must look at things in a global way, where black and white no longer seems cut and dried. Read this geopolitical, redneck thriller and find out what happens when the Mideast meets the Midwest.

Editorial Reviews

Review

I just finished reading "We hold these truths" by Skip Coryell, and loved it! The interaction and dialogue between Hank and Angela felt warm and real. I think my wife is gonna read it also. Keep up the good work! --Alex M.

I just finished reading Skip Coryell's book We hold these Truths. I enjoyed it, and it was a tremendous read. Took me all of one day, as I could hardly set it down! --David M.

just finished We Hold These Truths. I am very impressed with his ability to take the reader inside the World Trade Center on 9/11. His characters are very convincing and he did an excellent job conveying the evil of the villan. His inclusion of proper firearms use and terminology is very refreshing. It is irritating when other authors try to bluff their way through a subject they know nothing about. What impressed me most about his work is how he includes God in the story. After reading his book His absence in others is painfully obvious. Hopefully you've started a trend. --Marc C.

just finished We Hold These Truths. I am very impressed with his ability to take the reader inside the World Trade Center on 9/11. His characters are very convincing and he did an excellent job conveying the evil of the villan. His inclusion of proper firearms use and terminology is very refreshing. It is irritating when other authors try to bluff their way through a subject they know nothing about. What impressed me most about his work is how he includes God in the story. After reading his book His absence in others is painfully obvious. Hopefully you've started a trend. --Marc C.

I just finished reading "We hold these truths" by Skip Coryell, and loved it! The interaction and dialogue between Hank and Angela felt warm and real. I think my wife is gonna read it also. Keep up the good work! --Alex M.

just finished We Hold These Truths. I am very impressed with his ability to take the reader inside the World Trade Center on 9/11. His characters are very convincing and he did an excellent job conveying the evil of the villan. His inclusion of proper firearms use and terminology is very refreshing. It is irritating when other authors try to bluff their way through a subject they know nothing about. What impressed me most about his work is how he includes God in the story. After reading his book His absence in others is painfully obvious. Hopefully you've started a trend. --Marc C.

I just finished reading "We hold these truths" by Skip Coryell, and loved it! The interaction and dialogue between Hank and Angela felt warm and real. I think my wife is gonna read it also. Keep up the good work! --Alex M.

About the Author

Skip Coryell now lives with his wife and children in Michigan as a professional writer, and Laughter and Tears is his fifth published book. He is an avid hunter and sportsman who loves the outdoors. Skip is also a former Marine, and a graduate of Cornerstone University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 318 pages
• Publisher: White Feather Press; First edition (December 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976608324
• ISBN-13: 978-0976608325
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,093,330 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Skip Coryell now lives with his wife and children in Michigan. He works full time as a professional writer, and "Stalking Natalie" is his seventh
published book. He is an avid hunter and sportsman who loves the outdoors. Skip
is also a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of Cornerstone University. Skip is the former Michigan State Director for Ted Nugent's organization. He has also served on the Board of Directors for Michigan Sportsmen against Hunger as well as Iowa Carry Inc. He is a Certified NRA Pistol Instructor and Range Safety Officer, teaching the Personal Protection in the Home Course for those wishing to obtain their Concealed Pistol Permits (www.mwtac.com). He
also teaches Advanced Concealed Carry Classes for the more
seasoned shooter. Skip is the President of White Feather Press
and the co-owner of Midwest Tactical Training. Skip is the
founder of the Second Amendment March (www.secondamendmentmarch.
com).

For more details on Skip Coryell, or to contact him personally,
go to his website at www.skipcoryell.com
(email: [e-mail]).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars It was free and I still want a refund, December 5, 2011

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T. Howlin "bookie monster" (Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: We Hold These Truths (Kindle Edition)

Absolutely one of the worse books I've ever had the displeasure to read. The evangelical Christian tripe is just offensive and way over done. Do these fundamentalist really believe that they have no responsibility for their own lives, that's it's all in God's hands?

Beyond the overdone religious overtones, it's a very poorly written book. It has the worse formatting of any Kindle book I've ever read. Although a few formatting issues don't bother me, they exist on almost every page - type style changes randomly and for no discernible reason. This is truly just an awful book and either all the rave reviews are written by similarly misguided fundamentalist and will give any book that mentions God and Jesus Christ five stars, or the author has enough friends that are Amazon members to get those five star ratings.

Even though it is free, don't waste your precious time even trying to read this book.

19 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rednecks against Terrorists and Nuclear Bombs!, October 6, 2006

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W. H. McDonald Jr. "The American Author Assoc... (Elk Grove, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: We Hold These Truths (Paperback)

As the book "We Hold These Truths" opens up with painful reminders of 9/11 and all those dark images that most all of us watched unfolding on TV. Author and second amendment rights advocate, Skip Coryell, brings us into the unsafe world that terrorism has given us today. This time the action is right back on American soil again; and it is going to take a group of rednecks from Freidham Ridge to try and save civilization from a nuclear crisis.

The basic premise of this thriller novel deals with how the local people try to prevent and stop the terrorists from detonating a suit case bomb. The detailed action and the subplots, along with a load of interesting characters, all unfolds to make for an insightful look at some of our basic America roots and traditions; one of those being the right to bear arms and to defend our communities and families. This book deals with the dangerous and fatal clash of two cultures: Middle East muslin terrorists with nuclear bombs versus Midwest redneck with their hunting rifles.

A terrorist sleeper cell is infiltrated by a FBI agent Richard Resnik. He is unable to stop them. He chases them across Michigan. The terrorist have two nuclear suit case bombs and have big dreams and intentions of blowing up Chicago, if they have their way. Resnik needs all the help he can muster even if that means using and depending on a drunken crop duster pilot named Spunky and a group of rednecks who are willing to help.

One would hope(and pray) that this was a far out fantasy plot by the author- however, actual plans by real terrorists all around the world, playout this possible scenario in their minds all the time. The reality is much worse. There are many groups out there right now with the desire to blow up as much of western civilization with atomic bombs as possible. If they were able to arm themselves with nuclear weapons they would and could carry those plans out. That is what makes reading Coryell's book so emotionally uncomfortable and frightful. His story may be fiction but the premise of what these terrorists want to do to all of us is not a fantasy but reality! It makes reading the book an eye opener.

Coryell delivers an action adventure thriller that will keep you on the edge emotionally and glued to the book pages until you have finally finished reading it. The ending is satisfying and the book is entertaining even if the plot is out right frightening. A good book to buy and read!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great story, great characters, very thought-provoking, November 4, 2011

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DLynn (Georgia) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: We Hold These Truths (Kindle Edition)

This book is destined for my Kindle Favorites collection. I like the small-town flavor, the interesting characters and relationships, the "we can make a difference" attitudes. I happen to be learning about guns and self-defense at the moment, so that portion of the story was very relevant to me. I also like the point that God is involved in life, whether we can see that at the time or not. My favorite part, though, is the struggle for balance between "Love your enemy, since God loves him" vs "Evil must be stopped at any cost". That is VERY relevant in today's world!