Title: Didn't know there was such a thing as a dark, Dark, DARK Christian novel until I read this one ...
Product review: University professor & bear expert, Steve Benson, tries to find out who (or what) killed his brother (& almost killed his sister-in-law) in the hostile backward/backwoods California hick town of Hyde River.Starts slow, but develops into a gripping supernatural thriller about the true nature of man's heart & quite aptly (but rather scathingly) depicts the difference between real Christianity & false.Peretti's use of excerpts from (fictional) historical documents before each chapter lent an air of authenticity to the novel that was rather on the brilliant side & made "The Oath" seem a lot more "real" than some of his other novels (like "This Present Darkness" & "Piercing The Darkness," for instance).Would LOVE to see this one made into a movie (& this is from someone who normally doesn't take to horror flicks -- or horror novels, either, for that matter -- AT ALL).
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