I'm a bit behind on the Ted Dekker "craze". He's been around for years writing bestseller books but he's not my genre...or maybe he is and I just didn't realize it! So here's my first read of any of his titles. A friend gave me a lot of his books and I'm starting to work my way through them.
In Thr3e, main character Kevin is being stalked by an old foe. And this foe is out to kill. Demanding a confession of sins from Kevin this foe, Slater, sends Kevin on a wild goose chase using riddles to solve in order to save lives. Kevin's childhood friend, Samantha, joins the drama and together she and Kevin, with the help of FBI agent Jennifer, race against Slater's demands and threats. What unfolds is a bizarre game of cat and mouse with Kevin's life ultimately on the line. Can they, will they, capture Slater in time?
Dekker has written 35 books to date and is very popular among the Christian faith because he has been able to write clean thrillers that still engage a reader with twist and turns but doesn't employ any graphic scenes, filthy language, or sex scenes. This particular book, written in 2003, was well-written and kept me turning pages. I read 2/3 of the book in one night and finished the rest the next morning! Dekker was able, in my opinion, to keep the plot moving and the characters developing in a forward motion that kept me interested in the outcome. He also made it enough of a mystery that I had a hard time figuring out the exact motive, etc. I personally like that because I like to think a little bit while reading fiction. :) So it seems that perhaps some of Dekker's books fit within a genre I like to read and we'll see what else in the stack my friend loaned me will keep my attention.