Discard before reading
After reading another Ted Dekker book, which was an interesting and slightly thought-provoking story, I hoped to find another equally good story from this author. The story began with such unlikely events and unbelievable characters, as well as gruesome murders, that I could not bring myself to finish it. It's very difficult for me to throw away a book, even when it is falling apart, but this one ended up in the garbage. I can't imagine what the publisher was thinking by publishing this book. The only use for it is to give hope to untalented high school-level writers who aspire to be published writers someday; if this book can be published, anything can be.
This is rather harsh criticism, but surely this author has the ability and creativity to do better.