Intervention

By: Terri Blackstock

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

In this New York Times best-selling novel from Terri Blackstock, Barbara Covington has one more chance to save her daughter from a devastating addiction by staging an intervention. But when Emily disappears on the way to rehab - and her interventionist is found dead at the airport - Barbara enters the darkest nightmare of all.

In the wake of Barbara’s husband’s death, her 18-year-old daughter Emily has developed a severe addiction to drugs, and Barbara is afraid her son Logan will pursue the same path. In desperation to save her daughter, Barbara enrolls Emily in a rehab program, complete with an intervention agent scheduled to securely escort Emily to the facility.

Emily and the agent set off for Georgia, but when the interventionist is murdered in the parking garage of the Atlanta airport and Emily disappears into thin air, Emily becomes the prime suspect. Convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that her daughter is innocent, Barbara and her son race to Atlanta to try to find Emily before Detective Kent Harlan arrests her for the murder.

Detective Kent has questions of his own. His gut tells him that this is a case of an addict killing for drugs, but as he gets to know Barbara, he begins to hope he’s wrong about Emily. Fearing for Emily’s life, Barbara maintains her daughter’s innocence. But does she really even know her daughter anymore?

The panic level rises as the mysteries intensify: Did Emily’s obsession with drugs lead her to commit murder - or is she another victim of a cold-blooded killer?

• New York Times best seller
• Full-length contemporary Christian suspense novel

Part of the Intervention series:

• Book One: Intervention
• Book Two: Vicious Cycle
• Book Three: Downfall

©2009 Terri Blackstock (P)2009 Zondervan

Accurate portrayal

Accurate portrayal of the struggle and predicaments addicts get themselves into. Very well written book

Fantastic book

This book was very, very good! Well written and presented! Hard to put it down! Praise God for the writing of this inspirational book!

Enjoyable read!

So grateful for Christian authors who aren’t afraid to tell stories reflective if sun and consequences in todays world, but also tell how it can all be covered by Gods grace and mercy!

Addiction, Love, Perseverance, Faith

The characters were well rounded. It showed how far a mother's love for her child wpuld go to do what's right no matter how hard and the lengths a mother go to protect her children. Another excellent book by Terri Blackstock!

Very real !

The writer has a good concept of the strong hold of addiction. All 3 books are well written & keep you engaged. The mom needs alanon lol she was very controlling & overbearing, which was an accurate portrayal. Great books

Timely and powerful

If you could sum up Intervention in three words, what would they be?

Timely, powerful, and insightful.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Yes. The topic itself is very emotional in nature and the author managed to create a tense story arc with judiciously spaced smaller dramatic moments.

Which character – as performed by Cassandra Campbell – was your favorite?

Detective Kent. His personal back story and journey gave depth to his impact on the story. Blackstock portrayed him as a kind but real character who was often frustrated by the protagonist.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

It certainly had my attention but was too long for one sitting. I was, however, glad to get back to it whenever I had the opportunity.

Any additional comments?

The author's personal story at the end deepened the authenticity of the story. Having dealt personally with some of the issues it was as if Ms. Blackstock was a friend coming alongside us in our journey.

Well written but predictable

It had all the bells and whistles to be a good well rounded book but a bit to predictable from the beginning. I do want to see what comes next.

Captivating & sometimes scary

Excellent. Very suspenseful, twists and turns, based on a crisis situation many families go through.

It was a gripping story as usual!

You have to listen to the story! Do not listen to the other reviews about the narrators voice. She was fine. Frankly, since Terri went through this herself and wrote from her own experiences with her own daughter, the depth of love and perception of forgiveness is very evident. As a Christian, I believe that the material we put through the eye gate and the ear gate must be wholesome if we are not to be hypocrites. Mrs. Blackstock does a great job in representing the core of who Jesus is when it comes to forgiveness through her words and storyline..
Already looking forward to the next one!

Drugs of your choice

This book is about family and friends who live with their families who have a drug addiction problem.
Wanting to help their family to get help.
Only problem is they can try all they want but it the person with this disease thinks they don’t have a problem until they hit their bottom. Loved ones are so tired of being used they can’t take it anymore.