Sinner: A Paradise Novel - Ted Dekker

It has been predicted that Christians will one day be hated even in the land of the free. Now that day has arrived with the help of Marsuvees Black. Out of the desert comes Johnny Drake, a man who refuses to deny his faith in Christ through silence. \n \nFull of mystery, intrigue, and mind-blowing twists, Sinner explores what happens when the idea of tolerance leads to intolerance.\n \nSome say roll with the punches. Drift with the tide. Nothing can stop the inevitability of change. There was a time when 300 Spartans disagreed with such mindless thinking and stood in the gap.\n \nNow it's time for 3,000 to stand in the gap.\n \nSinner is the story of Marsuvees Black, a force of raw evil who speaks with wicked persuasion that is far more destructive than swords or guns. Beware all who stand in his way.\n \nIt's also the story of Billy Rediger and Darcy Lange, two unsuspecting survivors of a research project gone bad, who discover that they are perhaps the two most powerful souls in the land. Listen to them or pay a terrible price.\n \nAnd it's the story of Johnny Drake, the one who comes out of the desert and leads the 3,000. Follow him and die.\n \nSinner tells the story of a free land where people who worship as they please and say what they believe are suddenly silenced in the name of tolerance.\n \nMost will roll with the punches. Most will drift with the tide. But not all. Not the 3,000.\n \n- Full-length suspense with a thread of fantasy \n- Includes Author's Note and Discussion Questions for book clubs \n- Book three in the Paradise series: Showdown, Saint, and Sinner