Kiss - eBook

Master of evangelical Christian suspense, Dekker (Thr3e; Blink; Skin) joins first-time author Healy in this thriller, no less fast-moving than the Christy Award–winning author's solo prose, but also more gripping as it plunges into the life of a woman with frayed and painful family relationships. When a tragic auto accident leaves Shauna McAllister's brother brain-damaged and erases her recent memories, she discovers she has a paranormal ability to steal memories from others, a capability that will either get her killed or unveil hidden sides of the very people she thought she could trust. Against this background, she attempts to uncover the ugly truth about her father's dark secrets and to upend his run for president of the United States. True to Dekker's penchant for twists that keep you guessing till the very last page, Kiss also attempts to return to snappier dialogue and more logical plotting than Skin. A psychological suspense thriller that shines light into black-market child trafficking, Dekker's latest will satisfy Christian fiction lovers who want complex characters and who believe in the stark realities of true good and heinous evil. (Jan.)Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.

'Imagine that you awake from a coma and discover that you have no memory of the past six months. You have a boyfriend you don't remember; your beloved brother is severely brain damaged (your fault, apparently); you're up on charges of drug possession and criminal negligence; and, oh yes, your father, who is currently running for president of the United States, despises you. That's the situation facing Shauna McAllister, who must try to regain her memory if she's to clear her name and find out what really caused the car accident that nearly killed her and her brother. But there's one problem: a group of conspirators will kill her if she starts to remember anything. This is a very enjoyable thriller with plenty of twists and turns--one of those books where you're afraid to get too close to the characters in case one or more of them turn out to be keeping some nasty secrets (and, here, some of them are). A definite treat, not just for Dekker and Healy's devoted fans, but for anyone who enjoys a good thriller that keeps you guessing until the very end.' -- Booklist

'Master of evangelical Christian suspense, Dekker joins first-time author Healy in this thriller, no less fast-moving than the Christy Award--winning author's solo prose, but also more gripping as it plunges into the life of a woman with frayed and painful family relationships. When a tragic auto accident leaves Shauna McAllister's brother brain-damaged and erases her recent memories, she discovers she has a paranormal ability to steal memories from others, a capability that will either get her killed or unveil hidden sides of the very people she thought she could trust . . . A psychological suspense thriller that shines light into black-market child trafficking, Dekker's latest will satisfy Christian fiction lovers who want complex characters and who believe in the stark realities of true good and heinous evil.' -- Publishers Weekly