The Long Way Home

Capt. Elias Mercer's fighter jet goes down in the mountains of Iran -- and survival is only the first fight.Wounded, stripped of most of his gear, and hunted by search parties who know these mountains better than he ever will, Elias has one goal: get home to his wife, Claire. Every ridge he climbs, every village he avoids, every ration of his food and survival supplies brings him closer to a border that feels impossibly far away.Back home, Claire keeps her own kind of vigil -- waiting by the phone, leaning on friends and family, and holding on to a faith that's tested with every hour of silence. She doesn't know if the man she loves is alive. She only knows she has to believe he's coming back.The Long Way Home is a gripping military thriller that moves between a desperate escape through enemy territory and the quiet, aching courage of the woman waiting on the other side of the world. It's a story about what it costs to survive -- and what it means to trust something bigger than yourself when everything else is out of your hands.Some journeys home are measured in miles. This one is measured in faith.

-- Jim McGregor