false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173787400m/327684.jpg 327684 10 Trouble is brewing in Baker, Washington. Three popular athletes have been stricken with a mysterious ailment--or phenomenon--that leaves them ranting incoherently, paranoid, and eventually comatose. Ever ready to seek truth and justice, teen twins Elisha and Elijah and their parents hop in their van, the Holy Roller, and head to Washington. As members of a top-secret presidential investigative team, the <I>Veritas Project</I>, the family must be prepared to go undercover at any moment. Soon they are deeply embroiled in a deadly mystery that involves witchcraft, bullying, the ghost of a boy who hanged himself long ago, and a most diabolical weapon.<p> Frank Peretti, well known for his Christian thrillers (<I>This Present Darkness/Piercing the Darkness</I>, <I>The Visitation</I>, etc.) draws from his own experiences of not fitting in as a child to create this alarming tale of vengeance. The twins and their parents occasionally turn to their faith for guidance, but the crux of the story lies in the danger that comes from treating less cool kids like second-class citizens. References to the tragedy at Columbine remind readers just how painfully real the problem is. Peretti seems to use the twins' father as a voice for his own viewpoint: "Metal detectors may keep weapons out of the schools, and security officers can maintain at least a surface tranquility, but these will not keep out the pain, anger, and loneliness that cause a child to bring a weapon to school in the first place." (Ages 13 and older) <I>--Emilie Coulter</I> 1009724 2001 Hangman's Curse (Veritas Project, #1) total:713|5:234|4:226|3:177|2:66|1:10| 713 2747 919 80 0 0 false false Wed Feb 18 11:02:57 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 11:03:20 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Dec 05 12:30:08 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 12:30:26 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 25 00:00:00 -0800 1909 Fri Oct 30 10:14:39 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 10:36:58 -0700 2009 I would recommend this book to anyone who likes suspense, it is a good book to read if you are looking for a thrill. My least favorite character in “The Hangman’s Curse”, was Abel Frye. I thought that he was really mean, and he just tried to go around and haunt people. ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Oct 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 11:39:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 11:47:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon May 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 17:34:51 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 22:44:11 -0700 2008 3 2 false false Wed Sep 17 04:28:20 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 02 05:12:04 -0700 2008 5 2 false false Wed May 21 09:01:59 -0700 2008 Wed May 21 09:02:39 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Jan 29 08:52:56 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 08:53:58 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 18 16:06:54 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 05:42:38 -0700 2009

This book is an amazing story about the Veritas (Truth) Project. It is one of the most action packed christian books I have ever read by Frank Perreti. The story is about a family of four who are hired by the pesident to find the truth in different struggles using God's way to figure th...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Feb 13 10:18:24 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 10:40:31 -0800 2009 2 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 07:17:47 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 07:22:38 -0700 2009
The mystery is exciting and the book is a quick read; but the Christian component was needless and tiresome. If one can skim over the attack on evolution, separation of church and state, and imposing morality on other...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 15 12:57:30 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 12:59:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Sat Feb 28 04:00:38 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 04:04:27 -0800 2009 1 5 0 false true Wed Nov 12 11:30:13 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 27 13:32:59 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Apr 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 27 09:56:02 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 08 18:56:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 16 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Wed Oct 21 16:41:09 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 16:43:08 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 07:17:22 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 07:22:28 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jul 13 13:28:18 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 20:48:40 -0700 2008
Unfortunately, I saw the movie before reading this book. They are phenomenally different, and if I had read the book first I probably would have hated the movie. As it was, by the time I read this my bias leaned the other way....more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 15:14:24 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 07:53:51 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Mar 06 09:21:46 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 09:23:48 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=327684