448 pages including a Reader's Guide
2006 (repacked edition)
Publisher's Description...
Heart-Pounding Murder Mystery
Involved in a tragic accident under suspicious circumstances, award-winning journalist Jake Woods teams with detective Ollie Chandler to uncover the truth. This alluring repackage of the Randy Alcorn bestseller finds Jake drawing upon all his resources in an ever-intensifying, dangerous murder investigation. Unaware of the imminent threat to his own life, Jake struggles for answers to the mystery at hand and is plunged into a deeper search for the meaning of his own existence.
His Body Hung Suspended Between Two Friends--His Soul Between Two Worlds
Doc’s shoulder jammed into Jake as he swerved the Suburban sharply to the right, cut between a telephone pole and a billboard, then careened into a ten-foot high embankment. Sometime between the sound of Doc’s last cry and the sickening crunch of bent metal from the car’s first roll, Jake lost consciousness. The last sensation he felt was that of being crushed between the two men he had known since childhood…
When tragedy strikes those closest to him, award-winning journalist Jake Woods must draw upon all his resources to uncover the truth about their suspicious accident. Soon he finds himself swept up in a murder investigation that is both complex and dangerous. Unaware of the threat to his own life, Jake is drawn in deeper and deeper as he desperately searches for the answers to the immediate mystery at hand and—ultimately—the deeper meaning of his own existence.
Deadline is a dramatic and vivid novel of substance, filled with hope and perspective for every reader who longs to feel purpose in life.
Involved in a tragic accident under suspicious circumstances, award-winning journalist Jake Woods teams with detective Ollie Chandler to uncover the truth. This alluring repackage of the Randy Alcorn bestseller finds Jake drawing upon all his resources in an ever-intensifying, dangerous murder investigation. Unaware of the imminent threat to his own life, Jake struggles for answers to the mystery at hand and is plunged into a deeper search for the meaning of his own existence.
His Body Hung Suspended Between Two Friends--His Soul Between Two Worlds
Doc’s shoulder jammed into Jake as he swerved the Suburban sharply to the right, cut between a telephone pole and a billboard, then careened into a ten-foot high embankment. Sometime between the sound of Doc’s last cry and the sickening crunch of bent metal from the car’s first roll, Jake lost consciousness. The last sensation he felt was that of being crushed between the two men he had known since childhood…
When tragedy strikes those closest to him, award-winning journalist Jake Woods must draw upon all his resources to uncover the truth about their suspicious accident. Soon he finds himself swept up in a murder investigation that is both complex and dangerous. Unaware of the threat to his own life, Jake is drawn in deeper and deeper as he desperately searches for the answers to the immediate mystery at hand and—ultimately—the deeper meaning of his own existence.
Deadline is a dramatic and vivid novel of substance, filled with hope and perspective for every reader who longs to feel purpose in life.
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This was Randy Alcorn's first novel published originally in 1994. Although the book's description eluded to a murder mystery genre, this was more a Christian fiction with its depiction of heaven and earth. Jake, a newspaper columnist, is the only one to survive this car crash. During his investigation, his personal life continues to fall apart. He is estranged from his ex-wife and teenage daughter. They are back in his life when his daughter has an unplanned pregnancy, a deadly virus, and suicidal thoughts. As he walks this emotional road with his teenager, his eyes are opened to the many decisions which are now in the hands of government agencies including sex education and free condoms to school children and specific target groups advertising "hook-ups" at the public library. His column takes a shift from very liberal to conservative as he begins to see the deterioration of our country's morals.
Randy Alcorn gives the reader a glimpse into how our actions now affect our eternal life with (or without) God. His insight into the abortion issue is well-written as this decision does affect everyone: the child, the mother, and the father.
This novel did not click with me until well after the 10th chapter. Once the plot began moving, I began to feel a part of the narration. I usually read a 400 page book in about a week. This book has taken me 3 weeks to read.
My rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
I received a complimentary copy of Deadline from Multnomah Publishing and their Blogging for Books program for my honest review. I received no further compensation.
Blessings,
Ellen
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