Thr3e

By: Ted Dekker

Narrated by: Rob Lamont

Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's summary

Imagine answering your cell phone one day to a male voice that gives you three minutes to confess your sin. If you don't, the madman, Slater, will blow your car to smithereens. You barely manage to exit heavy traffic and ditch the car when, precisely three minutes later, your car blows sky high. The media and police descend on the scene; your world has just changed forever.

So begins the nightmare that grows with progressively higher stakes. There's another phone call, another riddle. The cycle will not stop until the world discovers the secret of your sin, but you don't have a clue what that sin is. If not for Jennifer, the brilliant FBI agent working to corner Slater, you would indeed go mad.

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Critic reviews

"Dekker delivers another page-turner with this psychological Christian thriller." (Publishers Weekly)
"There are plenty of thrills and chills." (AudioFile)
"Dekker's pacing is relentless, and the ongoing consideration of evil is intriguing." (Booklist)

Outstanding! The best book I've read in years.

Would you consider the audio edition of Thr3e to be better than the print version?

Absolutely. Rob Lamont lives the parts as he reads them. I wear my earphone to bed and set it for one hour. The next day I find the point I recall last and begin again. The only problem with this book was that I couldn't go to sleep as the tension kept building. Today I gave up and stayed in bed all day until I finished it. Now, 12 hours later, I still can't get it out of my mind.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Thr3e?

I loved how Dekker played Samantha against Jennifer, and the innocence in which the main character received their attention. The squabbling between jurisdictions certainly illustrated law enforcements at their nit-picking best.

Which character – as performed by Rob Lamont – was your favorite?

The villain, Laster, and Princess were the most memorable, partly because of Lamont's excellent narration and partly because of the odd characters. I must say, Lamont was in no hurry. I think he enjoyed reading this book.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Yes - from beginning to end. If you really pay attention to all the chitter-chatter going on in the main character's head, the end will have a much greater impact. This is the technique called man against self, which is also the hardest kind of conflict to write, but done with great expertise, wile, and cunning.

Any additional comments?

The ending blew my mind. I thought I had it figured out, but not so. Now I have to listen to all of it again to see if the author slipped up in a tiny place. It would be difficult, if not impossible, to slip up somewhere. This book should be made into a movie. It's fantastic, and I'm not easily impressed. *high fives, Ted.

Good Book

Would you listen to Thr3e again? Why?

Yes, I really enjoyed it.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Thr3e?

When Samantha was able to talk him down.

What aspect of Rob Lamont’s performance would you have changed?

He talked to fast. Went from sentence to sentence WAY too fast. I got used to it after a while and was able to enjoy the book, but I did not like his narration style at all.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

What evil lurks?

Great Christian Psychological Thriller!

This story kept getting better! One of the best Christian novels I have ever read! The best part was that it still had a focus that brought you back to God's Word....so good!

Fan for life!

I was most impressed with the plot as well as with the narrator. I?ve read other novels by Dekker, and this is one of his finest. Rob Lamont (narrator) did an eerily fantastic job. I listened to this book at night as I would drive home from work. I could not get from my car to the front door fast enough! I recommend this book (& other books by Dekker) to all.

A great book!

This is a great book! It will keep you on your toes until the very end!! Also very interesting points of view at the end!

I liked it

Good story, kept me interested throughout. the only think I wasn't crazy about was the narrator's voice. He is very breathy, nasaly and talks too fast at times when doing multiple people/voice so it was a little confusing at times. otherwise, I enjoyed the story.

Crazy

What an unusual story about GURP. What an amazing group of characters that are here amongst us. Wow

Another great book!

Ted Dekker is one of my favorite writers. He knows how to write a good story without sex, foul language or any other nonsense. I wasn't to happy with the choice of reader though. He read too quickly in some spots and made the story kind of jumbled or rushed. And I've never listened to an audiobook where there was music at the end and beginning of every chapter. What is the about? It was unnecessary. I almost wish I had just read this one myself but I'm glad I finished it. Great book Ted!

Absolutely astounding!

A masterpiece! Narrative, pacing and the story itself, it's all an amazing conjunction. And the morale behind its argument is gracefully depicted, whether you agree with the author or not.

Review

The story itself was a good one with lots of twists, however the narrator was not great. And the random music between some chapters really takes away from the drama of the story.