#MURDER: A Suspense Thriller Short Story by William Oday

#MURDER: A Suspense Thriller Short Story by William Oday
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Short story from the author that I got as a gift for being on his mailing list.

Rachel is your typical stereotype of the current generation, got to get the right hashtag for the image being posted (hence the title). Her parents want an adventure that they thought would be fun, so they travel to a mountain lodge. What follows next is scary as one by one, the people in the lodge start diapering and blood is found.
You will have to read it to see what happens next.
Some scary scenes so it might be good to keep the kids and pre-teens away from this one. Otherwise, fun short read.

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The Girl Behind the Red Rope by Ted Dekker

The Girl Behind the Red Rope by Ted Dekker


I really was interested in this book as I had read books by the co-author, Ted Decker, though not by Rachelle Decker the other author. Was the book good, in its own way, yes. It however was not what I have come to expect from Mr. Decker. In fact, his style is no where near evident. I am curious how much of this he authored.

First up, I am not a politically correct person, but the 'girl' in the title is a bit misleading. When we first meet her, Grace is a child, but that lasts a chapter. After that she is a grown woman. She is 'married' and pregnant. The title should reflect that, but that is a minor point.

Is the book good, in it's own way, but it is not what I would call a never put it down book. In fact I put it down often. The characters appeared to be stereotypical caricatures of Christianity. The questioning person, Grace, our hero, is right to question all that is going on. Her brother starts that way but ends up not questioning. The rest of the people, both seen and unseen, are representations of where many people are in their faith. I was waiting for the Jesus figure to appear, and I was not disappointed. The only surprise was who it was. That was not a big one for me, as I saw no other reason to create this one person for the story. The whole thing was a bit predictable. That may be why I did not enjoy it as much as I wanted to.

The story was meant as an allegory, like maybe, C.S. Lewis's books. So many people may enjoy it if they are of the questioning mind about being a follower of Christ. That and the message that love will cast out fear are the two things that give this book the rating I gave it.

Christian book, no sex scenes. Violence, there is a taking of a life but done in a non-violent way, though I would be hesitant to let young people read it, your millage may vary. Fans of Decker may or may not like it.

I received and e-copy of the book through Net Stacks, the publisher and the Interviews and Reviews web site. This has been an honest review.

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