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Waking Lazarus

By: T. L. Hines
Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
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Publisher's summary

T. L. Hines' mesmerizing debut thriller, one of Library Journal's Top 25 Christian novels of 2006, tells the gripping tale of a troubled man who finds a reason for living while confronting the ghastly face of evil. Jude Allman has actually died and come back to life - three times. Haunted by paranoia and fearful that life has no purpose or meaning, Jude lurks behind locked doors. But when his heightened senses detect immanent death, Jude tries to rescue the captive prey of a fiendish pedophile.
©2006 T. L. Hines (P)2007 Recorded Books

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"The story of Jude's existential crisis and his gradual redemption through the healing power of prayer, forgiveness, good works and the occasional jaw-dropping miracle is compelling." ( Kirkus Discoveries)

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I LOVE THIS BOOK!

I've long been a fan of horror/suspense stories, and the dark, creepy undertone of this story is very, very satisfying. Reminds me of an early Peter Straub.
The Christian theme to this novel is well done. No doctrine shoved-down-the-throat, but a gripping supernatural story, which seems eerily plausible. It will come across well to Christians and non-Christians alike.
Be warned: it's very close to a horror novel, or at least a very suspensful thriller. I LOVED it, but some scenes are fairly graphic, espcially the scenes involving the pedophile and the missing children.
The character development is as good as I've read in any novel, the dialog intelligent, and the narrator's voice suits the story well, and gives it a dark edginess.
This is the most suspensful and memorable audiobook I've listened to in over a year. I can't wait for more from this author.

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fan-freaking-tastic

This was just an incredible story. T.L. Hines is now up there in my top 3 with Dean Koontz, and H.P. Lovecraft. Cant wait for his next book.

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Baloney

This book is religion disguised. It's just too full of religious dogma disguised; I could not stand it after a while. For a true believer, it might be a useful book.

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Excellent

Wow! - Nice to hear an author who can include faith in a story that is in the same league as Dean Koontz and Stephen King.

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Good book

I was alil worried it would be very religious and try to force feed me that threw out the book but i have to say the author worked the religious part in and the mystery part in very well.

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Not thrilled

If you are like me -- you don't feel that you are overly prejudicial about religion but, at the same time, you don't care to indulge in it -- then, you may find as I have that the promotion of this book to be a bit of a ruse. That is, the description gives the impression that, while it is a "Christian novel," it won't just outright bombard you with religion. But it does. And, by the way, there is no comparing this author to King or Koontz. No comparison at all.

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Excellent!

T. L. Himes is definitely a novelist to watch. I absolutely fell in love with this novel’s full cast of expertly developed characters, a plot thick with tension and unpredictable twists and turns. The narrator did the perfect job, somehow he even managed to bring to life a few subtle elements of the story that I missed in the written version.

A definite thumbs-up to both author and narrator, and probably the best audio book I’ve listened to all year!

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Excellent.

Edge of your seat. Listened to in 1 sitting. Suspense and yet a touch of Christian.

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Enjoyable

I enjoyed this very much in the end. I had to force myself to stick with the first couple of chapters, but then found the rhythm of the tale and couldn't quit listening. A good suspenseful, keep you guessing story with a spiritual side that was refreshing. I'd like to read more from Mr. Hines.

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Extremely engaging!

I because so engrossed in the story and attached to the characters that I found myself literally yelling at a fictional character! This is a story that immediately hooks you and keeps you on the edge of your seat. The narrator did a wonderful job of giving each character a life of their own.

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