Hacker - A Review

Published - June, 2014 Worthy Publishers

Series - The Outlaw Chronicles Book 3

Author - Ted Dekker

Title - Hacker

Format - ebook, paper

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Nyah Parks is a 17 year old genius. After her father and brother were killed in a car accident that left her mother with brain damage, Nyah uses her computer hacking skills to hack into one of the top corporations in the world. She soon realizes that she's in danger and aborts her hack, but not before alerting those in charge. Not knowing who to trust and fearing for her life, Nyah turns to the one friend she's got. Together she and her friend find themselves in a virtual world that is filled with both danger and answers. Will it be enough?

I've not read a Ted Dekker book in several years, so picking up this one was a nice change. I was caught from the first page and kept turning pages - quickly - until the ending. The only reason I didn't finish it in one setting was because I fell asleep while reading in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Suspense is one thing that I've come to expect from a Ted Dekker book, and I was not disappointed. I kept wondering how things were going to happen. I did not see the twists and turns coming either. While this is the third book in the Outlaw Chronicles, it can be read independently of the others.

Both Nyah and Austin were searching. Their searches took them in different directions, but arrived at the same place eventually. Their questions were real and were things I've asked in my own life.

I received this book for free from Worthy Publishing for the purpose of reviewing. My thoughts and opinions are my own.

Recommended to fans of thrillers, Stephen King, Steven James, Ted Dekker, Frank Peretti

Rating - 4.5 stars

Beckon - A Review

From the back cover:
Some things weren't meant to be discovered. Three people are each drawn to the small town of Beckon, Wyoming.  A young anthropologist researches a Native American legend and makes a terrifying discovery. An ex-cop investigating her cousin’s disappearance finds herself in grave peril. And an aging businessman is lured by the promise of a miracle. One by one they discover the town’s ghastly secret. The only question is . . . will any of them make it out alive?


My Thoughts:
I don't usually read thrillers. To be honest, this book didn't draw me into it immediately. But as I read, I was quickly engrossed in it. Jack, Elina, and George all find their way to Beckon in search of answers. What they find is a horror that none of them could have imagined. As the story unfolds, I was able to put the different pieces together and found myself hoping that these three would figure out a way to survive. Some elements of the book reminded me of Frank Peretti's The Oath, a book that I first read in college and one that gave me nightmares. Because this book was a thriller and I know my tendency to dwell on things, I had to kep my reading of it limited to my lunch breaks at work. That would give me plenty of time to allow other things to filter into my mind and I wouldn't dwell on the book. Other elements reminded me of one of the Stargate Atlantis episodes that involved the Wraith enzyme and the retro-virus. I will say that this book actually makes you look at your own life and to see the sin that clutters it.

I would recommend this book to the thrill seeker, Frank Peretti fan, people who enjoy thrillers, or someone who wants to read a griping novel. I received this book for free from Tyndale House for the purpose of reviewing. My thoughts and opinions are my own.

Rating - 4 stars

Links

Tyndale website - Tyndale House Publishers 
First Chapter - Beckon First Chapter 
Author Website - Tom Pawlik 
Author's Facebook Page - Tom Pawlik Facebook Page