Kiss (Dekker novel)

Kiss

Author	Ted Dekker , Erin Healy
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Novel
Publisher	Nelson, Thomas
Publication date	November 17, 2009
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	322
ISBN	9781595548191

Kiss is a 2009 thriller novel by Christian author Ted Dekker and Erin Healy.

Plot summary

Shauna McAllister is unable to recall past events and it all started six weeks after a car accident that left her suffering a coma. She doesn’t recall anything about the accident, as well as the months leading up to the accident. Alligations surface that effect Shauna, and her father, Landon McAllister. Landon is head of McAllister MediVista, a pharmaceutical research company, who is a senator that has his eyes on the White House. Shauna is somewhat aware that something stands in the way for their relationship to be reconciled. Her brother Rudy who is her only ally, and her father’s favorite is the victim in the very accident she is being blamed for.

Shauna turns to Wayne Spade, her forgotten boyfriend, to help her piece things together to figure out the events that led up to the accident. On her journey for answers she discovers a mental ability which causes more questions to be raised. She begins to lose trust in all those around her, and it starts to become clear that those around her are determined to keep her from recovering her memories that she pursues.^[1]

Critical reception

Belinda Elliott of The Christian Broadcasting Network describes the novel.

- "Kiss moves along at a steady pace. The convincing characters pull the reader in, and the plot twists keep them turning pages to see what happens next. As with most Dekker novels, the spiritual themes are subtle. Readers will find no sermons here. But the story does offer a poignant look at the purpose of suffering and pain in our lives. Is it necessary to experience one (and live with the memories of it) in order to enjoy the other? The novel allows readers to decide."^[2]

References

Works by Ted Dekker

The Books of
History Chronicles

The Circle series	Black (2004) Red (2004) White (2004) Green (2009) The Circle (2011)

The Lost Books series	Chosen (2007) Infidel (2007) Renegade (2008) Chaos (2008) Lunatic (2009, with Kaci Hill) Elyon (2009, with Kaci Hill)

The Paradise Novels	Showdown (2006) Saint (2006) Sinner (2008)

The Books of Mortals series	The Keeper (2011, with Tosca Lee) Forbidden (2011, with Tosca Lee) Mortal (2012, with Tosca Lee) Sovereign (2013, with Tosca Lee)

Other books	House (2006, with Frank Peretti) Skin (2007) Immanuel's Veins (2010) The Blood Book (2011, with Kevin Kaiser and Josh Olds)

Thrillers

Blink (2003, Blink of an Eye 2007)
Three (2003)
Obsessed (2005)
Adam (2008)
Kiss (2009, with Erin Healy)
BoneMan's Daughters (2009)
Burn (2010, with Erin Healy)
The Bride Collector (2010)
The Priest's Graveyard (2011)
The Sanctuary (2012)

The Caleb series

Blessed Child (2001, with Bill Bright)
A Man Called Blessed (2002, with Bill Bright)

The Martyr's Song series

Heaven's Wager (2000)
When Heaven Weeps (2001)
Thunder of Heaven (2002)
The Martyr's Song (2005)

Outlaw Chronicles

Outlaw (2013)
Eyes Wide Open (2014)
Water Walker (2014)
Hacker (2014)

Other titles

The Promise (2005)
The Drummer Boy (2006)
To Kill with Reason (2010)
Genesis (2011)

Non-fiction

The Slumber of Christianity (2005)
Tea with Hezbollah (2010, with Carl Medearis)

Graphic novels

Black (2007)
Red (2007)
White (2007)
Chosen (2008)
Infidel (2008)
Renegade (2009)
Chaos (2009)
The Circle Series Visual Edition (2009)
The Lost Books Visual Edition (2010)

Film adaptations

Three (2007)
House (2008)

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