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    Review: Outlaw by Ted Dekker

    Outlaw by Ted Dekker Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: Action, Adventure Publisher: Center Street Publication Date: October 22, 2013 Julian Carter is far, far away from her native home of Atlanta, Georgia. Born and raised in the social circles of the Deep South, she’s ill prepared for her odd, yet highly impassioned mission trip to a far off place she’s only seen in pictures. When a massive storm blows up, Julian and her two year old son Stephen are caught up in a horrifying reality. The boat goes down and Julian straps her toddler to a life preserver – the only way she can imagine that he might weather this…

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    Review: The Sanctuary by Ted Dekker

    The Sanctuary, by Ted Dekker Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: Thriller, Mystery Publisher: Center Street Publication Date: 10/30/2012 Danny Hansen used to be a Priest. He would listen to people’s confessions, help some through their difficulties, and preach the gospel of God’s word the best way he knew how. He also used to be a murderer. Now he’s in prison, serving a fifty year term for the murder of two abusive men. He spends his days observing people (as he always did), listening to everyone’s troubles, and learning how to survive the prison system. He’s pretty much a model prisoner until he gets sent to a brand new type of prison. At Basal,…