Review: At the gates of Walhalla

At the Gates of Walhalla by Justen Forge is a gripping thriller that will keep you hooked through all 319 pages. The story revolves around fictional border enforcement officer Kurt Sorensen. The veteran agent loses his beloved wife and twin boys in a vicious attack and soon leaves the wild Mexican-American border and head north back to his hometown. He joins the border agency at the Canadian border in the little town of north Walhalla. He goes along his job of apprehending contraband before it can get into Canada. His job soon get more complicated then he ever dreamed when he finds out a secret that could prove deadly if he isn't careful. He devises a plan to fight the new enemy and recruits some of his co-workers and citizens of Walhalla as warriors in the fight. The 'sons of Thor' as Kurt and his group are know wage their own war even though the stakes are high and they may not survive.

Mr. Forge does a marvelous job of making the characters and surrounds so vivid that you are drawn into the story. You can actually picture yourself in the crop duster as Steve, one of Kurt's co-workers and a 'son of Thor', as he takes to the air. In other parts of the book you can easily find yourself with the group as they search through vehicles looking for drugs. In another part the description is so vivid you can actually see the tattoo that every member of the 'sons of Thor' wear on their neck.

I would recommend this book to anyone that enjoys action, the struggling the underdog and a little blood mixed into the storyline.