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| Dead Heat (Political Thrillers, No. 5) | 
 enlarge | Author: Joel C. Rosenberg
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Category: Book
List Price: $14.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  171 reviews
Sales Rank: 2331
Media: Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 416
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 1414311621
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781414311623
ASIN: 1414311621
Publication Date: August 13, 2008
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Condition: Brand new.
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| Customer Reviews:
Dead Heat October 31, 2008
The story is captivating because it's almost too real for fiction! I finished the book in 2 days. Very interesting and thought provoking.
not your usual, predictable plot October 24, 2008
This book is all too easy to imagine coming to pass. It is a fast, easy read and it is reality based.
 Outstanding October 3, 2008
Joel has done it again. This novel is so prophetically linked to what is happening in our time. Everyone will be intrigued and challenged to compare what Joel is saying in his novel with what scripture says will be happening in the last days. I recommend this read to everyone!!
Excellent political thriller October 1, 2008
Joel Rosenberg amazes me. His research alone must take so much time before he even starts a new book. I love how he weaves the story around biblical prophecy. He has become one of my favorite authors and I have read everything he had written so far.
 Seriously overburdened with religion September 15, 2008
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Ok so let me start by saying that I picked up this book and didn't realize it was part of a series (my bad) and I didn't know it had heavy religious overtones (again, my bad)
When this book puts away the "you must accept Jesus Christ as your savior" rhetoric, it is very, very good.
In fact after the first 10 chapters I looked it up to see if there were other novels in a series as some characters were obviously previously introduced. I wanted to put an order in for all the others in the Jihad series.. but then I read the rest of the book and realized I didn't need to order any more at all. There are seriously long stretches when it feels like you are in a church being preached to and other times like you are being actively converted.
I once skipped 12 pages straight of "accept Jesus" talk (I skimmed it). Then I went back and read it because I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something. Nope.
And it isn't just the religion that is oft-putting (even for a Christian)
There are agonizingly improper and unfathomable personal relationships (one character seems to know every head of state/important person on the planet) and even more frustrating communicative issues all over the place.
What I mean by that is this:
You know when you see in a movie when someone dies and the cop or authority figure has to tell the kin that their loved one is dead and they start by saying "I hate to tell you this..."
well, this author goes on and on and on ... it really turns into frustration and I cannot remember the last time I was frustrated reading a book (oh yea I remember, Lustbaders Bourne books)
Anyway, how would you react if a cop came to your home and said "I hate to tell you this..." and you said "what?" and he said "well, um....." and you said "yes? tell me please..." and he said "well, um....." and ON and ON and ON for minutes (pages it seemed) and with more than one set of characters and multiple times.
I can forgive all that, after all the story is GOOD and worth reading. In fact if someone could re-edit the book and take out much of the religious preaching it might have been one of my top 10.
I guess maybe it's me, I do not like being preached to.. I can handle all the "prophecy" regardless if it has zero connection to facts (Yes, I know the bible well) but a thriller book (or series) shouldn't be a recruiting tool.
I am not going to give any spoliers but just beware that if you are NOT a religious person this boook will definately put you off.
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