The Dictionary defines, “suspense” as ” the state or character of being undecided or doubtful”. The Dictionary defines, “thriller” as, “a work of fiction or drama designed to hold the interest by the use of a high degree of intrigue, adventure, or suspense”. The Director, Alfred Hitchcock, Defined “thriller” in visual terms: “place a bomb set to blow up in an hour under a table in a busy restaurant. Have two women with baby carriages sit down at the table and have lunch. As the clock ticks down the audience should be screaming at the screen for the women to get out”. Jeannette Wilder has done for the printed page what Alfred Hitchcock did for the movies. In “The DMZ” Ms. Wilder has placed her characters future in the gravest doubt as they struggle to survive the adventure in the jungles of Colombia.
Julie Baker is a reporter sent to cover the deaths of three U.S. citizens and the disappearance of a sophisticated military aircraft in the Colombian Demilitarized Zone. Julie’s parents were missionaries and Columbia is where she was born. Now as she tries to do her job while revisiting the place of her birth and her parents deaths she is faced with old hurts and fears. This is compounded when Julie is kidnapped by guerillas. Now to stay alive she teams up with undercover agent Rick Martini, a member of the 7th Special Operations Group, to find out just what is going on and try to stop it.
In “The DMZ” Jeanette Windle has crafted a perfectly entertaining story that will have you flipping pages as fast as you can read them. Ms. Windle has done an excellent job of research and Colombia is just as much a character in the story as the individuals. Imagine a water slide fifty feet high with you at the top. Once you begin your descent you will be screaming but enjoying every second. This is what Ms. Windle has crafted into her story. I recommend this book highly.
