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Reviewed by Asher Syed for Readers' Favorite
Jackal by Michael Jack Webb is a speculative thriller set in the aftermath of a near-fatal confrontation. Former FBI profiler Kate Justice retreats to her family cabin in Colorado until a call from her former supervisor sends her to Cairo to consult on a murder tied to a stolen antiquity known as the Jackal. The artifact is linked to Angel Fire, a covert organization connected to her missing parents and to reports of ancient rites beneath the Giza Plateau. With homicide detective Chris Shindler at her side, Kate discovers sealed chambers beneath the Sphinx, inscriptions referencing immortal beings, and a ritual designed to open a gateway called the Gate of Rebirth. As the Festival of Opet approaches in Luxor, competing factions move to claim the artifact, forcing Kate into a plan that could alter the boundary between the living world and something far older.
Michael Jack Webb’s Jackal is book two in The Justice Chronicles, but reads perfectly well as a standalone. It is so good that I will likely go back to read the first book, Ghost. Kate Justice is such a great lead and comes with plenty of baggage, including unanswered questions about her parents’ disappearance. She's tough, moving forward even after a coma. The antagonist is tied to the Watchers through ritual manipulation to brilliant effect. Webb has created an adversary loaded with apocryphal lore, Egyptian iconography, and strategic deception. The story is supernatural Christian fiction, but as a non-Christian reader, it came across as organically integrated and intelligently subtle. Webb uses the Nephilim and fallen angels to frame the conflict as spiritual warfare. Beautifully written and with cinematic settings that sweep across every page, I'm excited to see where book three takes us. Very highly recommended.