Helpful Score: 9
This book is truly amazing, and the movie does it no justice. It is the kind of book that leaves you shocked though you've been warned that there will be a surprising twist at the end. No matter how analytical you become you will still be utterly surprised. Then you will think back and say to yourself, "Wow, it was there all along!" Don't let anyone spoil it for you. Don't watch the movie beforehand.
Helpful Score: 5
Very engaging, well-written... parts of the resolution of this story were predictable, but there was one twist that shocked me. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Helpful Score: 2
Yet another page turner by this author, with a deep message in the bargain! This is a great book for anyone who's ever struggled with man's ability to do evil and at the same time love tenderly. Kevin, a young man in seminary, struggles with that question. Then a boy from his past appears on the scene and threatens to blow up his car if he doesn't confess to the news media. With help from his childhood best (and only) friend, Samantha, and a sympathetic criminal psychologist, he finally tracks down the man and finds out what it is he's supposed to confess. A gripping conclusion!
Helpful Score: 2
This was my first Ted Dekker book, and I've been hooked ever since. Spunky and spooky, with a moral. If you like an intense thriller you'll love Ted Dekker.
Helpful Score: 2
The cover alone gives you chills!! Creepy!!
One day, after a brief discussion with the dean of acedemic affairs, at his seminology school, Kevin Parson's life changes forever. He just had a discussion with the dean about the evil in humanity when on his drive home he receives a call on his cell phone.
The caller gives him three minutes to confess his sin or his car will blow up. The caller, who calls himself Slater, also gives Kevin a riddle. This begins a harrowing journey over a span of just a few days. Slater calls with a riddle and a threat, wanting Kevin to confess his sin not only to him on the phone, but also publicly. The problem is that Kevin doesn't know What sin. The FBI get involved, and also a girl from Kevin's past, he girl he once loved, may have the key to help Kevin, but that's only if she lives.
Ted Dekker pens a psychological thriller that will give you chills and shock you. His pen is a sword that dips and parries and will leave you guessing until the very stunning conclusion. If your looing for a can't put down thriller, pick up Thr3e! You will not be disappointed!!
One day, after a brief discussion with the dean of acedemic affairs, at his seminology school, Kevin Parson's life changes forever. He just had a discussion with the dean about the evil in humanity when on his drive home he receives a call on his cell phone.
The caller gives him three minutes to confess his sin or his car will blow up. The caller, who calls himself Slater, also gives Kevin a riddle. This begins a harrowing journey over a span of just a few days. Slater calls with a riddle and a threat, wanting Kevin to confess his sin not only to him on the phone, but also publicly. The problem is that Kevin doesn't know What sin. The FBI get involved, and also a girl from Kevin's past, he girl he once loved, may have the key to help Kevin, but that's only if she lives.
Ted Dekker pens a psychological thriller that will give you chills and shock you. His pen is a sword that dips and parries and will leave you guessing until the very stunning conclusion. If your looing for a can't put down thriller, pick up Thr3e! You will not be disappointed!!
Helpful Score: 2
A great suspense novel. Reading the last 50 or so pages you will need to remind yourself to breath.
Helpful Score: 1
This is the first Ted Dekker book I've read. I loved it!! Very suspenseful and kept you guessing!! A very good read!
Helpful Score: 1
It kept me guessing the whole way. As soon as you think you have figured it out, things change. Very compelling story.
Helpful Score: 1
This book begins as all others, letting you into the past lives of the characters...bringing them to life for you and leading into the present. The middle is a bit of a drag...let's get on with this already...but the last 100 pages make the wait all worth it...this is a gripping page turning with an end that will both captivate and amaze.
Helpful Score: 1
Wow. I haven't seen the movie, and may not, having read this! Spookily written, with just the right hint of "what is he doing NOW" thrown in; It was a page-turner for me!
Contrived and ridiculous, with an ending that's been done so often I kept going, hoping there'd be some last-minute twist to redeem the story. I was so disappointed.
WOW! Major page turner!! I am hooked on Ted Dekker now. This book had so many surprises, twists and turns I could not solve it in my head until the very last few pages! Loved it!
Wonderful and Rivoting. Kept my attention from the beginning. You don't know who is doing the terror until absolutely the end!
Janice (Texas)
Janice (Texas)
Ugh! I thought this book would never end! It was predictable, boring, and just a little too preachy for my taste. Who ever heard of a serial killer who didn't swear? Not realistic at all. I can't even imagine why anyone would want to make a movie about it.
This book was a disappointment to me. It was great reading all the way through and kept you turning pages, but I felt the ending was too much over the top for me. I was really let down because it just wasn't believable in the end. Left a few loose ends to things that were woven in as important elements to the story, as well. The reading was enjoyable, but the conclusion was not. I like to read the books before seeing the movies-this is a movie I will probably pass on now that I know the ending.
This book was freakin twissssted. very good writing and very good plot!
Kevin Parsons is an extremely intelligent seminary student in California. He considers his dean, John Francis, one of his best friends and most valued advisor.
Kevin is leaving the seminary to go home when his cell phone rings and as he answers, is greeted by a raspy-voiced individual who has a riddle for Kevin that he must solve. He must also confess his sin within 3 minutes or the car will blow up.
Kevin has no idea what he caller could be seeking with the confession and can not solve the riddle. He pulls his car into an almost deserted Wal-Mart and the car then blows up.
This makes Kevin and his story the headlines of the day. The FBI is drawn in with Jennifer being the main figure. Jennifer has just lost her brother, Roy, to a man called the "Riddle Killer" and she is convinced that these are the same individual.
We then start to learn about Kevin's childhood and living with his aunt Balinda, her husband Eugene and his cousin, Bob, who is retarded. Things were not normal for Kevin, but he has stepped away and started living his life on his own.
As this story progresses and you are drawn into the minds of these characters, it becomes so compelling. There are major secrets about Kevin's childhood including his friendship with a girl named Sam and incidents with a boy that tried to interfere with their friendship.
Ted Dekker definitely put twists and turns into the story and will have you guessing right until the very end of the book. I would definitely consider him a new must-read author for me.
Kevin is leaving the seminary to go home when his cell phone rings and as he answers, is greeted by a raspy-voiced individual who has a riddle for Kevin that he must solve. He must also confess his sin within 3 minutes or the car will blow up.
Kevin has no idea what he caller could be seeking with the confession and can not solve the riddle. He pulls his car into an almost deserted Wal-Mart and the car then blows up.
This makes Kevin and his story the headlines of the day. The FBI is drawn in with Jennifer being the main figure. Jennifer has just lost her brother, Roy, to a man called the "Riddle Killer" and she is convinced that these are the same individual.
We then start to learn about Kevin's childhood and living with his aunt Balinda, her husband Eugene and his cousin, Bob, who is retarded. Things were not normal for Kevin, but he has stepped away and started living his life on his own.
As this story progresses and you are drawn into the minds of these characters, it becomes so compelling. There are major secrets about Kevin's childhood including his friendship with a girl named Sam and incidents with a boy that tried to interfere with their friendship.
Ted Dekker definitely put twists and turns into the story and will have you guessing right until the very end of the book. I would definitely consider him a new must-read author for me.
Thr3e by Ted Dekker is one of the best thrillers I've read this year. It's the only book by Dekker that I've read, so I'll be looking for more.
When Kevin gets the cell phone call to confess his sins within three minutes or else his car will blow up, he has no idea what the caller named Slater is talking about. Kevin is a seminary student, is quiet and causes no trouble. So who is this Slater and what is he talking about?
In most thrillers there is an element of the bizarre, and this is no exception. This book reads fast, and it's a race to the end to find out who Slater is and what he wants. Great book.
When Kevin gets the cell phone call to confess his sins within three minutes or else his car will blow up, he has no idea what the caller named Slater is talking about. Kevin is a seminary student, is quiet and causes no trouble. So who is this Slater and what is he talking about?
In most thrillers there is an element of the bizarre, and this is no exception. This book reads fast, and it's a race to the end to find out who Slater is and what he wants. Great book.
expected a thrill ride, but couldn't get into to story even 15 chapters in. :(
This book, while being a good read, was not what I expected. Instead of a paranormal thriller I got a so-so psychological suspense/mystery.
Enter a world where nothing is what it seems. Where your closest friend could be your greatest enemy. "Confess you sins to the world, refues and the car your're driving will blow sky high" the caller spoke to Kevin Parson on his cell phone. Precisely three minutes later, a massive explosion sets his world on a collsiion course with madness. And that's only the first move in this deadly gam.
Intriguing story with some great twists -- but it got too preachy for me at the end.
This is a thriller par-excellence that explores the nature of man & the dichotomy of good & evil. I couldn't put it down. If you like suspense and/or Ted Dekker, you'll really like this book & have lots to really think about in reading it.
A gripping psychological thriller that keeps the reader guessing until the end as to what is really occurring. A well-written thriller that made me want to read more of this author.
turns out, I already read it, a very good book
