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Deception
(Ollie Chandler #3)
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“Messin’ with me’s like wearin’ cheese underwear down rat alley.”
-Ollie Chandler
Homicide detective Ollie Chandler has seen it all. Done more than he cares to admit. But when he’s called to investigate the murder of a Portland State University professor, he finds himself going places he’s never gone before.
Places he never wanted to go.
Because all the evidence is pointing to ...more
-Ollie Chandler
Homicide detective Ollie Chandler has seen it all. Done more than he cares to admit. But when he’s called to investigate the murder of a Portland State University professor, he finds himself going places he’s never gone before.
Places he never wanted to go.
Because all the evidence is pointing to ...more
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Hardcover, 490 pages
Published
April 17th 2007
by Multnomah Books
(first published 2006)
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I can’t remember the last time I was this surprised by a book. It’s a book that I started in the past, but I never got through the first chapter. At the time, I had this weird by vibrant hatred for any and all books written in the first person. I have since lost that weird distaste, but at the time I first picked up this book, I was immediately turned off. The first two books in the trilogy were in third person, and for the life of me I could not understand Alcorn’s decision to swap to the first
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Awesome book, 5 stars easily. I haven't read a book in a long time where I laughed every 5 minutes. This is unusual, given that the genre is a suspense/detective story. This book builds on the previous two in the same genre by Mr. Alcorn, which includes Deadline and Dominion, told from a first person vantage of two of the characters that are also in Deception. Both book 1 and 2 are good, but Deception is the best in the series and could be read independently. There are references to previous cha
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10 star book! LOVED it! Randy Alcorn did an amazing job! :D This is exactly what I would like to see in a novel. Humor, action, suspense and a wee little bit of romance. Not many books can make me laugh out loud, but this one did that countess times! I fell in love with the main character, Ollie Chandler. I loved how this book was from Ollies point of view! And the ending was awesome.
Words cannot express how much I love this book! You need to read this book. Soon. I promise, you won't be disappo ...more
Words cannot express how much I love this book! You need to read this book. Soon. I promise, you won't be disappo ...more
Not nearly as good as the first one. Needs a bit more character development - Ollie and Clarance were getting on just fine in Dominion, and suddenly they hate each other's guts? Confusing. Still, an entertaining read.
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It was 9p.m. on a Saturday night. I was exhausted and wondering how early I needed to get up in order to be ready for church on time in the morning.
Daddy handed me a book and asked, "How about this for the church library?"
I glanced at the title, knew all my family loves these books, and commented, "You know, I haven't read it yet."
It was 3:30a.m. on a Sunday morning. I turned the last page, closed the book, and staggered my room.
I've read (and not really liked) Alcorn's Lord Foulgrin's Letters a ...more
Daddy handed me a book and asked, "How about this for the church library?"
I glanced at the title, knew all my family loves these books, and commented, "You know, I haven't read it yet."
It was 3:30a.m. on a Sunday morning. I turned the last page, closed the book, and staggered my room.
I've read (and not really liked) Alcorn's Lord Foulgrin's Letters a ...more
The first two books in this series were spectacular, so maybe my expectations were too high going into this one. Detective Chandler is lovingly bumbling, but so is Randy Alcorn in his writing. Each talk with his friends about Christianity is ridiculously forced, every twist that could happen in a case happens in this one, and Ollie is so stereotypically a detective - loves greasy diner food, loves Oldies, loves his wife, and gets the case solved no matter the consequences - that it's just not ev
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I have always been a police/crime show fan. And that is exactly what this book is... but with a deep, theological perspective and with apologetics playing a role in some of the personal conversations. The humor is witty and sometimes dry, which made me burst out laughing many times. It’s a great read!
Such a good read! I love mysteries, and this comes from a good strong storyteller, Randy Alcorn.
The premise of the book is that the main character is having trouble with his private life, i.e. he's becoming and alcoholic and suffers from blackouts on occasion. He's also a fine detective who has been called to work a homicide investigation that has way too many pieces of evidence, too many suspects and evidence that points to his presence at the murder scene.
It's a great read, in that all along t ...more
The premise of the book is that the main character is having trouble with his private life, i.e. he's becoming and alcoholic and suffers from blackouts on occasion. He's also a fine detective who has been called to work a homicide investigation that has way too many pieces of evidence, too many suspects and evidence that points to his presence at the murder scene.
It's a great read, in that all along t ...more
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a. “Deception” is the 3rd in this series, the first being “Deadline” and then “Dominion.” I’ve read all three. All are brilliantly done and all three star Detective Ollie Chandler.
b. Ollie is ordered to include Clarence Abernathy, a newspaper reporter and acquaintance of Ollie and mutual friend Jake in this investigation. This one focuses around a murdered professor. Ollie has seen this professor before. How did he really die? Did Ollie murder him in a drunken stupor? After al ...more
a. “Deception” is the 3rd in this series, the first being “Deadline” and then “Dominion.” I’ve read all three. All are brilliantly done and all three star Detective Ollie Chandler.
b. Ollie is ordered to include Clarence Abernathy, a newspaper reporter and acquaintance of Ollie and mutual friend Jake in this investigation. This one focuses around a murdered professor. Ollie has seen this professor before. How did he really die? Did Ollie murder him in a drunken stupor? After al ...more
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Wow! I just got blown away by another Randy Alcorn novel. Every one I've read has kept me up at night and prevented me from doing any housework. This is the third in the series featuring Jake, Clarence, and Ollie. Ollie, a police detective, is in the spotlight here with a murder that appears to have been committed by one of the detectives themselves. Besides the suspense story, there is a Christian back story as Jake and Clarence try to get agnostic/atheist Ollie to investigate the claims of Jes
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This book was a little different than the others in the series and I think it changed for the better. Instead of the more narrative view of the first two, this one was more like a diary entry of the main character. This sounds boring, but this character is so funny, and the writing is written in his way of thinking (the jokes and similes and analogies are all corny in the way of him). It was very clever and another can't-put-down!
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You know a author is good when you find yourself caring about the characters as you would a real person.That being said this book can be safely said is one of them.I found myself always hoping for Ollie Chandler's safety when I wasn't reading.This book was totally endearing and I will and have recommend it to all of my friends.
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The funniest of the trilogy, this book was my favorite out of the three. Alcorn paints an outstanding picture of both heaven and hell in these three books, and really gets you thinking not only of how things are in both heaven and hell, but also how the people on earth are affected. His characters and situations are very realistic and enjoyable. I highly suggest the trilogy.
Alcorn is a great fiction writer. This is a book that made me laugh out loud and made me tear up, too. It has suspense and truth and hope. I'm recommending it to many. While reading I discovered it's book 3 of a trilogy - yet the books all stand alone. I will read the first two.
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My wife and I both thought this book was amazing and hope the author will continue with writing about Ollie Chandler. Humor plus twist and turns in the plot kept us entertained. The book was also clean so I feel free to recommend it to anyone.
This is a Christian book, also a mystery. Just when you think you know who the killer is, the plot twists, and you have to think again.
And again, and again.
Very good.
And again, and again.
Very good.
I think the best of all three books
I am so excited about this book! It fit me to a T! Mystery/religion/humor.....I can't wait to read more from this author!
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Excellent book! I had a hard time putting it down.
Another knock out by Alcomrn!
Another great read by Randy Alcorn. I liked Deadline better, but it was fun getting reacquainted with the characters from Deadline.
I have really liked all the books I have read by Randy Alcorn.
Edge of your seat suspense! Read it with the lights on! This is a great suspense story that will leave you reeling from the results. I'll read more of this author!
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More twists and turns than the other two in the series, I think, maybe... but Ollie Chandler's mental processes crack me up, and I love the Sherlock Holmes quotes.
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this is another good book by Randy Alcorn. I think I can't find one of his books that I wouldn't want to share with everyone. Just try one of his books and see if they don't move you.
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Terrific! Humourous, yet intriguing.
Homicide Detective Ollie Chandler is called to investigate the murder of a Portland State University professor. He is joined by journalist Clarence Abernathy and their friend Jake Woods. The evidence points to someone in Chandler's department.
Politics gets messy and it's a pig pen in Deception. Ollie's first law is "Things are often not what they appear." It plays out in this book.
I like Alcorn's books because the scenes don't stay on earth. This was a story of murder and spiritual struggle. And ...more
Politics gets messy and it's a pig pen in Deception. Ollie's first law is "Things are often not what they appear." It plays out in this book.
I like Alcorn's books because the scenes don't stay on earth. This was a story of murder and spiritual struggle. And ...more
This was a great book to wrap up this series by Randy Alcorn! It was extremely interesting to me and suspenseful as it was a mystery about a crime. I liked how the main character, a detective , was committed and determined to find out the truth regardless to what his coworkers thought about him and his theories. Also , how two people in the main character’s life cared about his soul , was there for him and continued to talk to him about Jesus was very encouraging to me and motivates me to do the
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I've never audibly laughed out loud so often when reading/listening to a book! I read Deadline and Dominion previously so I was disappointed when the tone shifted and my favorite side character became the main protagonist. I'd told my wife I was disappointed after chapter one. Then I laughed, a few minutes later, I laughed again. By chapter 3 I told her this was my favorite book by far. Honestly, I don't care how it ends because I have a feeling I'll be laughing the entire time! I paused the aud
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Randy Alcorn is the founder of Eternal Perspective Ministries (EPM), a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching biblical truth and drawing attention to the needy and how to help them. EPM exists to meet the needs of the unreached, unfed, unborn, uneducated, unreconciled and unsupported people around the world.
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