''Skin'' is a

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/ horror

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released in April 2007 by

Ted Dekker Ted Dekker (born October 24, 1962) is an American author of Christian mystery, thriller, and fantasy novels including ''Thr3e'', '' Obsessed'', and the '' Circle Series''. Biography Dekker was born in Netherlands New Guinea shortly after i ...

. Dekker's novel, ''Skin'' was published by Thomas Nelson with the purpose to connect the Circle Trilogy, the Project Showdown books, and an upcoming series of books. * Tagline: Don't trust your eyes, at all.

Plot Overview

When three freak

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s hit the fictional, isolated town of Summervile in rural

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, the entire town is carried off by the storm, and five survivors find themselves at the mercy of a more ominous threat - a serial killer by the name of Sterling Red, who orders them to kill the ugliest of the group. As they struggle with determining what true beauty is, the

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scrambles to determine Red's true identity and stop him. But they must hurry, because Red has promised that if his insane demands are not met in six hours, he'll begin his killing spree again.

Main characters

*Wendy Davidson: A cult survivor who has a fear of men from experiences with the cult leader. *Colt Jackson: A cop in the small town of Summerville. Grew up in a prostitution house and was abandoned by his mother. *Jerry Pinkus: A professional gamer who had frontal lobe epilepsy. *Nicole Swartz: A seemingly innocent beauty with a hidden past. *Carey Swartz: Nicole's brother who is involved with the occult. *Sterling Red: A vindictive killer with a mysterious identity.

External links

Entry in TedDekker.com
2007 American novels American thriller novels Novels by Ted Dekker Novels set in Nevada Thomas Nelson (publisher) books Matricide in fiction Patricide in fiction {{2000s-thriller-novel-stub